Twenty-Two Years

Twenty-two years. Twenty-two years on this oversized, blue and green marble. Twenty-two years filled with experiences and lessons learned. Twenty-two years filled with joy and sadness, excitement and despair, good times and bad. It looks old, written out. It sounds old to me as well. Although I know it isn't, not even close. Twenty-two years.

 

Birthdays are always special to me. I feel the same way about them as I did when I turned six. Happy, excited, older. I always ask someone if they feel different on their birthday, and most respond with, "No, it just feels like any other day." I don't know what that feels like. Call me crazy, but I always feel a change in myself when I turn another year older.

 

I look at birthdays as a time to reflect on myself, the past year, and how I've grown/changed. So much happened this past year that it feels as if it were closer to 7 years instead of just 1. That's such a relief to me though. It was only a year, and I made it to Twenty-Two. That's a luxury that not everyone has. So, I'm going to thank the universe for keeping me on this globe another year, and celebrate it by eating some pizza.

 

For my birthday, I spent the day with my family at Zion National Park, right outside of St. George, Utah. I couldn't have asked for a better 22nd birthday. Some pictures from my trip are below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

Change is a constant. It is one of the few things we are sure of in this world. Well. That, and the fact that pizza is greatest go-to food of all time, and chocolate really does make you feel better. 

I am constantly changing, evolving, growing. I am not the same person that I was 5 years ago. And I can almost guarantee you that I probably won't be the person I currently am, in 3 years. 

There are so many different things that contribute to our change, whether it be positively, or negatively. (Although, I do hope it is a positive change.) People change us, relationships change us, tragedies change us, even books we read or movies we watch can influence a change in us. 

I don't just embrace change with open arms, I basically make it a full course meal. That's saying a lot, due to the fact that I don't cook all that often. I just can't find the urge to turn change away. Sure, it doesn't always happen under the greatest circumstances, but that's part of this entire "LIFE" thing, isn't it? What's that saying... "Life happens." We're all just trying to figure out what makes us happy, and how to move forward in life while remaining so. 

I guarantee you, I don't have it all figured out. I hardly know how to do my hair on some days. (Okay, most days.) But, knowing that I have not yet become the person I am destined to be, is such a beautiful comfort to me. As I continue to change, I know I am one step closer to meeting the woman at the end of the road, and thanking her for being within me all along. 

Happy Saturday <3