an open letter to the friends I lost along the way

I’M THANKFUL FOR THE MEMORIES

 

To my girls I lost along the way,

I just want to start off by saying I am so proud of you and the life you are building for yourself and your family. We are all at different stages of life. Stages that we once talked about going through together. Planning our weddings, having babies, where we wanted to live for the rest of our lives. We’re now at the point where these dreams are finally becoming a reality. We used to do everything together. We were together through it all. The high school  drama, rough times at home, break-ups, make-ups, sports- it all only made us closer. You helped me through all the crazy twist, turns and obstacles I was going through at that time in my life and for that, I will forever be grateful. Friendships often come and go, but the memories last a life time. Thank you for always being the best friends I needed. You helped shape me into who I am today.

Friends, I hope you’re well. I hope that wherever you end up in this life, you end up happy and as the best version of yourself. I know that sometimes we close ourselves off for fear of pain or rejection, but I invite you to be more open. I’m learning this myself too because I know that in the past I may have been more closed off. And in a way, I still am. But I’m learning to be more open with those whom I trust. Somewhere along the road, we hit a bump that we couldn’t bypass. I used to hold a grudge to that — but now, I realize why that bump was there. It served a bigger purpose.

I’ll never stop loving you guys and I am always rooting for you.

You know who you are, if you’re reading this.

 

Sincerely,

Han

 

Travel Bucket List

“atlas in her hands

adventure in her eyes,

wanderlust in her blood.”

-ekp

Today, we’re going to be counting down from 7. Here are the SEVEN things on my travel bucket list. I dream. I dream realistically and I also dream unrealistically. So of course, some of these things I may never get to do, but just having them on my bucket list, makes me pretty cool if I do say so myself.

7. Go to Coachella.

It is the ultimate music festival. 2 weekends in the month of April in Indio, California. I’ve been wanting to attend this festival for 4 years now!! All your favorite singers and rappers perform AND you just might happen to run into your favorite youtuber/internet celebrity!

6. Visit all 50 states.

I feel like this is a given. I feel like everyone should have the opportunity to visit all 50 states. So far, I have been to 11/50 and I feel like that’s pretty sad. I’ve visited Missouri(duh), Illinois, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, Nebraska, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and Kentucky. There is so much more I want to see and do.

5. Bathe in the mineral baths in Italy.

Italy is beautiful. They are one of the many natural hot springs in Tuscany. Relaxing at its finest. Why wouldn’t you want to chill here?

mineral baths
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4. Stay in an igloo.

I’m not sure why. Maybe just so I can say I did it. It’s going to be cold, freezing cold. I’ve always wanted to go to Switzerland, so maybe that’s why.

igloo

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3. Swim with elephants in Thailand.

I love elephants. I still have a few stuffed elephants from my childhood. I’ve owned all sorts of clothing items with elephants on them, too. I was on Pinterest one day and came across a pin about swimming with elephants in Phuket and ever since then I’ve been hooked. I’ve read so many articles and seen so many pictures, I am so ready!! It’s one thing I would really love to do in my lifetime.

2. Visit Platform 9 3/4.

It’s located in Kings Cross Station in London. I wasn’t always a Harry Potter fan, until about a year ago. My sister has always been obsessed, we seen every movie in theaters. I even bought her the movie box set, so she would have them all. I’ve grown to love the series and even find myself knowing more about them than I thought. Oh, and just incase you were wondering… I am 100% Slytherin.

1. Swim at Jeffrey’s Bay.

Blue Crush 2 is one of my absolute favorite movies ever, which is where this one comes from. This was originally “Surf at Jeffrey’s Bay,” but over the years I came to realize that if by 20 years old I can’t surf, it is probably not going to happen.

 

 

 

I leave you with this.

Travel. Travel as much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life’s not meant to be lived in one place.

 

Sincerely,

Han

 

10 Things You Might Not Know About Me

“I like the smell of earth, the touch of waves, the taste of berries, the sight of trees, the sound of laughter and the feeling of being fully alive.”

1. I want to travel the world.

I almost can’t stand it. I’ve got this itch, that I’ve had for a long time. I want to challenge myself. I want to see how I push myself outside my comfort zone and test the limits. There’s something about figuring out how resourceful you are when exposing yourself to new places, ordering a meal when you don’t speak the language or even finding your way around a busy city.

2. I want to live in a big city.

Once I finish my wedding and event planning certificate, I would love to move to a big city. I’ve always felt like I belonged in a city, because small town USA isn’t for me. The thought of walking down the same street everyday and never seeing the same person twice gives me chills. Somewhere I can launch my business, with amazing night life and a ton of things to do is ideal. I love Nashville and Dallas. They’re my two favorite places I’ve been. I would love to visit Atlanta, before making a definite decision.

3. I can play the Saxophone.

I’m probably not any good, honestly. I played the Saxophone in the school band from 6th-9th grade before I quit. It was something I never took serious and didn’t really care for it. My favorite part was the parades, it was always fun to march with my friends and then go to the fair/carnival that followed. I can still read music, too.

4. I am OBSESSED with The Sims.

Okay, so some of you may have already known that, since it’s no secret. It is my favorite escape. You love cuddling up with a book on a Sunday afternoon? I love sitting at my desk and playing The Sims 4, for hours. It all started when my sister and I used to play The Sims 2, back in the day on our PlayStation 2. I have played over 800 hours of The Sims 4 on PC, since I purchased it. I own every $40 expansion pack, every $20 game pack and every $10 stuff pack. You may call it unhealthy, but I call it love.

5. I am also obsessed with phone cases.

I have owned probably close to 100+ phone cases. My newest goto’s being Casemate. I am so IN LOVE with their gorgeous cases and great protection that I don’t mind that the 3 cases I own for my iPhone X were $80 a piece. I haven’t had this phone for long, so I only have roughly 15. I cannot wait to keep adding to that collection!

6. I really like my job.

I am far from a gold star worker, but I do enjoy it. I work as a drive-thru teller at a small branch of a corporate bank in the downtown area. By small branch, I mean there are 6 of us and some days it is defiantly hectic, but we manage.

7. I’ve broken/fractured SEVEN bones.

Yep, it’s true. It’s almost ridiculous, to be honest. I could go on and tell you the long drawn out stories on how I broke each one, but that’s for another time on another post. I have broken my collar-bone, left ring finger(which resulted in an expensive no need surgery that didn’t even work), my nose and my left wrist. I fractured my left elbow and both arms. Every year from 5th grade year to my 11th grade year. The stories range from getting my legs pulled out from under me on the stairs, to tripping over my own feet while running, to even hitting my nose on the railing of the bleachers playing free ball. I’m not too sure why I haven’t hurt myself since then, but I think it’s because I grew up. Lol.

8. I am a hopeless romantic.

It’s true. All I really want in life is to find someone who loves me unconditionally and to marry them, no matter if I’m successful at my career or fail, no matter what I look like after a long day of work. I love old traditions, the cute dates, good manners, respect. Kelsea Ballerini may hate love songs and Gosling, but I love them. 😉

9. I LOVE candy corn.

My favorite spooky time candy, hands down. I didn’t know my love for candy corn until I was like 16. I’m sure I was one of those kids on Halloween that was like, “Oh my gosh, mom. I got candy corn instead of CHOCOLATE,” but now I much prefer candy corn over chocolate. I don’t know, there’s something about climbing into my chair and watching Halloweentown while eating candy corn that puts a smile on my face.

10. I’m working on being a better me.

It’s hard. I am no longer the person I was in high school and I am so thankful for that and for the friends I have now, that do not hold it against me. I’ve grown so much in the last 2 years, that I cannot even put into words the amount of happiness it brings me. No one owes you anything in life and I thought everyone owed me something. Being mean gets you nothing and I can’t wait to continue growing and watching myself slowly become the person I want to be.

“One day your heart will stop beating, and none of your fears will matter. What will matter is how you lived.”

Sincerely,

Han