It seems that 2023 has come and just about gone in the blink of an eye. Clearly my vision of blogging more often was blurry, like the moments that blend together to form the last eleven months.
I saw new places I only thought I would dream of and would recommend visiting Lake Tahoe to anyone who will listen - or read this. In-n-Out Burger is still just as delicious as I remember and truly wish someone would grant the wishes of my fellow midwesterner's and open one here. I saw the East Coast again by way of Boston, which has weirdly become one of my most traveled to cities, and even though I didn't get to visit the witches in Salem, it was magic in its own way.
I found out that I love golf. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would be saying that. I can't explain it, I've always thought, at least judging by what I've seen on T.V, that it would be so boring, plot twist, it's not.
Taylor Swift. I don't think I need to say anything else... but I will. I have been going to Taylor Swift concerts since I was 18. This year I miraculously was able to see The Era's Tour live, TWICE... then saw the movie. I have approximately a month's worth of rent in Taylor Swift merch, an incredible collection of friendship bracelets, and another 100 fuzzy photos to show I was part of something happy, free, confused, and lonely, in the best way. I cried, I danced, I sang at the top of my lungs, and drank out of a pink disco ball cup while covered in glitter.
I fell in love and then watched it slip away from me. It doesn't seem to matter how many times I relive the memories, I can't pinpoint any certain moment where things went wrong. Maybe that's the problem with relationships, you can't see all the tiny cracks that start to form until the whole thing is shattered in front of you. You stand there, brow furrowed, tears splashing on the floor while you sweep up the mess, wondering why? I've spent enough time in therapy to know you don't end up in Wonderland going down that rabbit hole. Sometimes the why is that the other person can't see the forest for the trees, even if you hand them the compass and point them due north.
Despite the ups and downs that came, there have been more flashes of brightness and laughter than I've had in a long time. I'm looking forward to my next dreamy adventure in the sea air.
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