i know i say this almost every year, but this year was honestly my favorite yet.
i've made new friendships, and strengthened old ones. i've expanded my comfort zone. i've cried desperately, and i've laughed endlessly, and i've read books, and i've found songs that speak to my soul. i've cut my hair and traveled to another country, things that i never thought i would have the courage to do. i've been swept off my feet. i've discovered my true style. i've discovered my purpose in life. i've sat around on my butt for days on end with nothing but a box of cookies and the TV remote. i've gone on spontaneous adventures.
i feel like i've grown so much through these past twelve months, and i am so excited to see what 2016 has in store for me.
memories are magic, folks. treat them as such.
-2015-
february: celebrated my 17th birthday. hatched three beautiful baby ducklings. got an iphone. hit an emotional rough patch.
march: went for a windows-down-on-the-highway drive with old friends. developed an obsession with cookie-dough.
april: visited my brother at college in florida. finished high school, resulting in lots of bittersweet feels.
may: hit another emotional rough patch. graduated high school. survived my very last (bittersweet) tech week with my high school friends. got the best surprise of my life when conner flew in for the show without telling me. left for england.
june: returned from england a different person. went to a ton of grad parties. did a lot of soul searching. did a lot of swing dancing. did even more swing dancing. made a lot of sweet memories with friends.
july: fell in love with tori kelly's new album. saw a bunch of old friends at my graduation party. continued aforementioned soul searching. took a beautiful class trip up north. fried like a lobster. bought my very own macbook. had a blast volunteering at vbs.
august: camped on lake michigan with my family. felt really nostalgic/sad about not going back to my high school in the fall. watched my classmates/friends go off to college.
september: felt very sad about all my friends leaving. found a new perspective. got swept off my feet. got my very first debit card.
october: went to an amazing francesca battiscelli/matthew west concert with an old friend. got addicted to glee. bought way too many sweaters at target.
november: hit yet another emotional rough patch. really fell in love with music. saw the very last hunger games movie. had my first black friday shopping trip.
december: hosted an advent by candlelight table. started a new phase of my life. had a lot of ups and downs. visited my grandparents in pennsylvania. got a polaroid camera for christmas.
here's to a beautiful new year.
xo, kate
