Recklessly Thirty

To my greatest loves, Your hearts are innocent, kind, and energetic. You live with such excitement! It's admirable to see the curiosity in your eyes. I hope you never lose it. Any of it! Today I want you to know how much I love you. I want you to know how much you are enjoyed, adored, and loved by me and everyone else in your world! You deserve to know these things above all else in your life. I am such a blessed young woman to be in these lives of yours. I may not be there for every little scrape and bruise along your path, but I'm a simple phone call, skype date, or FaceTime away! Your life is simply the most precious thing in my life. You have no idea how lucky I feel to be your aunt and to two of you, your God mother.  I wanted to tell you a few things that life will throw at you that I know will suck, but that I also know you can conquer!  Homework : Do it! End of discussion. It'll be sucky when you have it over the weekend, or when you're out sick for a day and it...

There are moments in our lives that we think "Did I really just do that?" and then there are those moments that we think "Yep, I just did that!" Sometimes I tell myself that's it's not normal to do these things, or that it's fine if no one sees or hears me. However, I'm getting to the age and point in my life that I just don't care what you think about what I say or do! I compiled a small list of things that I do or say sometimes in my life that I want you other 20 somethings to know that it is plenty alright with me if you do these things or have your own little quirks about you. Sometimes I... listen to 90's music to reconnect with the girl I was back then. I feel like I was innocent and full of curiosity and I never want to lose that in my life! I may not be the innocent child I was in the 90's, but as long as I have my curiosity, I will have a life full of adventure and excitement! Sometimes I... curse like a sailor. I definite...

"Breathe, my friend. You are not old, you are young. You are not a mess, you are normal. Extraordinary, perhaps. In the blink of an eye your life will change. And it will continue to change for decades to come. Enjoy it, embrace it... Be grateful for the ride. You are not old, you are young. And faith will get you everywhere. Just you wait."  - Abby Larson