nobody likes you when you're twenty three

as my birthday festivities are speeding ahead

i cant help but think about the past year.

so much has changed.

when i was turning 23, where i thought i would be now, and where i actually am now.

then, i thought i would be living the married life.

a different job, with this one best friend.

but things change,

i was saying this year was terrible and am so ready for it to be over.

but then a real friend reminded me of the some of the great things that had happened in the past year also.

its a learning process. its life.

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i grew closer to some great friends. who have been there for me through the waves, and the laughs.

i stayed with my same job, while with every job there usually are some dislikes, but now i feel i have taken big steps and have moved up so i feel more valuable.

i met this little bundle of joy, my nieceypoo oaklynn

i now have this, and its not a high maintenance job, which is a lesson in itself.

i am so grateful for my parents, who with open arms accepted me and poopers back in their home.

and most importantly,

i found myself again, who had been tucked away for a while.

{yes, i was mulan for Halloween}

Howdy, 24...

whats in the cards this year?