One. Year.

WOAH. Seriously. Where does the time go? Exactly one year ago was my last night at home in my bed in my room. Everything was in bags and ready to be put into my car and my room was the cleanest and messiest it had ever been all at once. It was such a weird mix of emotions and I still remember it like it was just yesterday.

A year ago on February 10th I packed up all (just kidding... more like a fraction) of my things, filled Delilah to her capacity (and then some) and started a crazy journey I never would have even imagined I'd start. What I remember about the first day is a lot of tears. It was sad saying "bye" and not knowing what laid ahead of me. After the sadness of goodbyes it turned into the excitement of an adventure. Driving 20 hours through new states and on new roads with Jason was a journey in itself! Stopping for snacks, eating whatever we wanted, ordering room service, sight seeing, finding new hotels, eating sushi in Arkansas, walking around Nashville, etc. It was such a great start to something even greater and made for some of the best memories from the last year!

It's crazy to think it's been a year, but it's even crazier to think that I still wake up every morning (minus my visits home and to Disney :)) in Dallas. I'm not sure what I expected when I came here other than I just wanted to have an awesome adventure, but everything that's happened has definitely been pretty awesome.

Some days I miss home more than others but I've come to accept that's just life. My family and friends will never be replaced and they know just how much I miss them. And I'm so thankful for everyone who makes these 1,300 miles feel like nothing. If anything, adventures like this strengthen relationships and that's probably why saying goodbye becomes even harder.

Regardless of every time in the past year that I've embarrassingly cried saying goodbye at the airport security line, and even in the middle of Hollywood Studios in Disney World, I wouldn't change any of it. I love where I came from, the people in my life, and where I currently am. If you had asked me a year and a half ago if I'd be living in Texas (let alone the home of the Cowboys) I would have probably laughed out loud and assumed you were joking. So now I can't help but wonder where the next year will lead. You really never know what's coming just around the corner...

What I do know right now is that I have one adorable dog who is pretty happy I came down, and one happy boyfriend who just got Capitals tickets for his birthday this Saturday (YAY!).

Now let's see what's next on this journey....

Love,
Kendra