Monday, 11 August 2014

one year older...and maybe wiser


last week i spent my birthday in one of my favorite places! i love vancouver with all my heart and have so many great memories there. we went to the beach in the morning and did some shopping. we ate supper on the patio, went for a walk by the ocean and finished the night off with the most DELICIOUS chocolate eruption cake!  i'm so glad i could spend the day with my parents, siblings and my aunt and uncle! (And crystal!)



now that i'm 19 i'm basically an old lady who loves old lady scents, has an urge to crochet all the time (i'm serious..pinterest has great ideas) and i sometimes look up songs from fifty years ago..i'm serious. but i honestly don't think i'm more "mature". i mean...i still enjoy watching disney channel and i told my six year old cousin i wanted a mermaid barbie... BUT i definitely feel "wiser" in a way. 

it's interesting to look back through my journal and pictures between my 18th and 19th birthday because i have "grown up" and learned SO much more than i ever expected. 

the most important thing i've learned about is something i don't think i'll ever stop learning about and that is myself and who i am and what i want to be. i have changed so much and i'm so glad i have. i'm no longer that girl who spends numerous hours locked in her room on social media (okay well i'm still addicted to social media but i get out more!) i've made amazing friends, discovered something i was good at, and i have done so many amazing things i never would've thought i would ever enjoy. 

so i can honestly say it's been the best year of my life. <3