"Send Me On My Way"

As per usual, I do not have a lot of  time to write, but I felt like updating this thing a bit before tackling a ton of school-related tasks. I cannot believe that it has almost been a year since I last wrote. I had a blast going to karaoke with Chris last night and when he sang, "Never Surrender," the same song he sang years ago before Jenni and Zach left to go to PA, it was like the world had rotated and come back full circle to a different time and place this time around. I sat in the Highlander club and enjoyed my brother singing a song that was more applicable to his life and even my own, more than ever before.

This year has been a hard year. It has had many challenges and ups and downs, yet I have made it to where I am now in spite of it all. My future is unknown, but I feel like things are looking up. I am trying to improve myself and continue losing weight and taking care of myself so that I can be more apt to put myself "out there" into the world of relationships.

Last night, I sang karaoke and felt a rejuvenated confidence come out of me, which has been in hiding for several years now. I loved singing and feeling the rush on stage. I loved the happiness I felt as I listened to my brother and other people sing. I felt happy as I met people around me, who were content and excited to have a good time.

A few weeks ago, I took the picture posted below. For some reason, this picture just seemed different to me than other pictures I've taken. The girl in it looks like someone I don't know quite yet. That girl knows what she is doing, where she is going. She knows that life may have challenges, but will gladly rise to the occasion to overcome any of them that are hurdled her way.

Here's to the journey of keeping the adventure alive and striving to find true happiness one day, one hour, and one second at a time. I'll be that girl in the picture. I am "on my way."

"Send Me On My Way" by Rusted Root