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Reflection & Farewell to Tennessee.

Tennessee. The second and final part to our adventure in the Army. Though the scenery has not been nearly as beautiful as Washingtons, our adventure here became greater than I could have imagined. So much has happened here, and I can’t help but be so thankful that we left Washington (as much as it pains…
What’s my age again? 23rd Birthday!

I’ve been waiting a long time to jam to this song on my 23rd birthday! And be able to say (until my 24th birthday) that NOBODY LIKES YOU WHEN YOU’RE 23! And if you happen to not know what I’m referring too…Google is calling your name. In anticipation of this birthday, I’ve been thinking a…
untitled 3/25/17

Why is it that I fear your return? Maybe fear isn’t the right word. Besides completely ecstatic, there is something else that I feel. A feeling much deeper than nervous. A feeling much stronger than relief. Definitely confused about the collision and connection of time, love, and feelings in all of this. From the moment…
Back to me.

It’s raining there because it’s time for you to leave. The rain is trying to wash you out. I wish it were that simple. I wish the rain would carry you back to me. I wish it would wash away the misery you’ve endured there, as well as my misery from being away from you.…
The way I fiercely love you.

I could fill hundreds of notebooks with words about you. If I didn’t know any better I would tell everyone I meet who you are and how much I deeply love you and miss you. And a better person would try to empathize with me. And they would tell me that they understand and then…
November 2nd.

I walked out the front door today and everything felt different. The leaves on ground weren’t bright or vibrant the way they were yesterday. The neighbors houses looked empty. The streets looked lonely. It’s like everyone else had finally realized that you were gone, and maybe I finally realized it too. As if they love…