happy friendsgiving

It's been a shameful amount of time since my last post but I can say that it's because I have been blessed with some incredible newness in my life. This time last year I was drowning, for all sorts of reasons, and I felt more alone than I ever thought possible. Then, by some miraculous gift from God, I found myself settled in this wonderful city surrounded by some of the most compassionate, gritty, empathetic and driven people I (fear) will ever know. Last night, a few friends and I hosted a Friendsgiving. Mostly, this idea came out of a desire to craft, take cute photos and eat and drink our faces off. While all of the fore-mentioned occurred, what I did not expect to come out of it was sincerity, gratitude and a room full of emotional twenty something year olds. As per most Thanksgiving dinners, we started our meal by having each person state something they are thankful for and it took everything in me not to combust into tears. There was laughter and tears as we listened to friends bring up some of the hardest and happiest moments of the past year. THANKFUL.