Three hundred and sixty seven days

It's been three hundred and sixty seven days since my last post.

I've been trying to figure out why I stopped writing and I think it might be because I saw this blog as a way to help me heal. I finally reached a point where I didn't need it anymore! 

It might also be because I was flooded with amazing circumstances and never found the time to write. Whatever the reason, I'd really like to give an update on everything that's happened over the last year. I'm sure it will be impossible to cover everything, so I'll just hit the high points...

On May 14, I graduated from Point Loma Nazarene Univeristy! 

On May 15, I left for Rwanda and spent three amazing weeks there!

After Africa, I came back to San Diego and worked as a nanny for the most adorable family.

These girls became my sisters. <3

On August 31st I moved to Oregon to attend George Fox University's master program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Yep, Oregon. 

Ready for the most exciting news?!

A few months before I graduated and left for Africa I reconnected with Stuart, my 8th grade crush. 8th grade! Can you believe it? The guy I was hopelessly in love with as a 13 year old. 

It turns out we had both kept all of the letters we wrote to each other during 8th and 9th grade. We started dating a few weeks before I left for Africa and this might sound a little cheesy, but I am the happiest I've been in a long time. And you know how I moved to Oregon? He came with me :) 

Lucky girl? Most definitely. 

There's so much more I could say, but through it all this past year has been incredible! I'm sorry I never wrote, but coming back to this blog and seeing how far I've come has made an incredible impression on my heart. 

I think I want to keep posting off and on. Stuart and I will have lots to report as we start this adventure in Oregon together! We're slowly making this place home and I think writing about it might help me transition. 

Anyway, this post is already incredibly long so I think I'll check out now, but don't worry. I'll write again soon! 

“The future for me is already a thing of the past - 

You were my first love and you will be my last” 

-Bob Dylan