Three years ago this time, I was in a blue #philosophy dress (ironically wearing a black one tonight) at my rehearsal dinner, drunk on the patio with Sarah King thinking to myself- how #goddamn lucky am I to marry the most amazing boy Ive ever met #everinmylife, and wondering how I could possibly fall asleep knowing how excited I was to walk down the aisle tomorrow to the #dudeofmydreams. Tonight, I sit at a hotel bar in reflection: everything I own fits into four plastic bins. I have lived out of my car for most of the summer, been in and out of seriously unsafe situations and friendships that I never would have anticipated such a smart girl like myself to be in, been greatly humbled by my own tendency to trust too easily and open up too quickly, been through more physical and emotional sickness and pain than most women in my family ever would have even dreamed- generations back- and seen, heard, experienced, and felt more of the world than I ever would have dreamed. Tonight I would like to celebrate three things: 1. My health. I am so lucky, so lucky. I will work hard to maintain this awesome gift- obviously Im meant to keep thriving, so Id better #serve hardcore with this awesome privilege of a healthy mind, body, and heart. 2. My relationships. I literally have the most #badass people in my life. Like flies to honey- the stronger my faith, the stricter my personal boundaries, and the harder I work, the better and more #faithful and #fabulous friends and family I have. So stoked. 3. I still believe in fairy tales. Sure, go ahead and chuckle at my naïveté. My favorite princess might now be Mulan instead of Rapunzel.... But I am so faithful to these stories and to the concept of Happily Ever After. Its not about the tiara, or the prince, or the romance..... Its about the depth of a story where people learn about themselves, and ultimately pursue their values over ANYTHING else. #valuebasedliving, no matter how painful and unpredictable, is my choice. and on August 5th, 2014, I dont want a #divorceparty. Or anything leather, crystal, or glass. In fact, I want nothing. The amount of lovely people and LOVE in my life right now is far more than I ever could have expected. #sograteful. Happy Anniversary- heres to never losing Faith in Happily Ever After!!!! 💋👍💜🐬💙❤️⭐️⛄️
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 05:32:43 +0000
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