My Own Beautiful Mess: It's that time of year again

I absolutely love Christmas time. I get to give presents - and receive some, too :) - wrap presents, eat lots of food, and just veg out with my family for a few days.

I'm definitely ending the year on a good note. Can you believe that in the span of this year alone, I graduated college, moved downtown, had real legit jobs (as short as they may have been, they were still legit!), spent two weeks in Spain, got a puppy, took on two internships, accepted a job from one of them and am freelancing my personal assistant skills?! Life is definitely going my way right now.

It hasn't all been easy, though - I had to say goodbye to a few very important people in my life. I had to deal with some relationships that took a little bit of a toll on me. And I had to kind of "find" my spot here in Fort Worth when I could no longer rely on the TCU campus to do that for me. There was a lot of changing, some tears, some goodbyes, but now look at me! I'm stronger than ever and here I am, finally feeling at home. It's the perfect way to welcome the Christmas break.

And let's not forget my birthday the day after Christmas! Ahh, yes, it's been a good year :)

In Mexico on our spring break cruise!