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What could I tell you about 2016?

I spent a few days thinking about this post and what I was going to write. SO MUCH has happened in 2016 that it seemed impossible to find a beginning and an end.

2016 brought us so many wonderful and amazing memories! We traveled, we loved, we worked super duper hard, we met new friends, we lost old friends, we shared, we cried – but above all in 2016, we grew. And growth is so important. When you grow, you find out things about yourself that you hate. You find out you aren’t made of steel and sometimes your feelings get hurt. You learn to love those weird things about yourself. You find out that drinking now is SO much different than drinking when you are 22 years old. You learn new recipes and throw out old ones. You depend less on others – rely more on yourself. You give more; way more. You start to crave experiences instead of things. You love. Love love love unconditionally.

My business has really started to thrive and I am so thankful beyond words that through some unimaginable being I am here doing what I love. I get to meet amazing people all the time! I get to truly feel inspired by other creatives. I get to vibe off of wonderful happy energy all the time. I’m so thankful for passion. Passion has really gotten me through this year.

To the people who trusted me to capture your memories – THANK YOU! Thank you for believing in my art and craft and for feeling like you were in good hands. And to my little family who has supported me through this journey, your belief and positive reinforcement is everything.

So, to make this blog truly what it is about – growth – I want to showcase all the images that challenged me, inspired me, and allowed me to grow.