almost ten months later.

And here I am, almost ten months after my last blog post about settling into Columbia.

You know those moments when you wake up and think "Where did that time go?" - I had one of those moments this morning. I have finished my spring semester, and the two sessions of summer classes that were painful to sit through. I have officially been living in Columbia for one year. I joined Cross Fit almost five months ago. Neil and I have been together a little less than a year.

Time moved quickly.

Looking back on the past ten months has shown me this:
- That I live in Columbia, SC. Not Virginia. And I need to accept it.
- I grew up in 2013.
- How to stay in contact with those I love the most.
- Who my best friends are, old and new.
- How to be okay with something not working out how I would have liked.
- How to push myself.
- To admit defeat.
- Opening up is difficult for me.
- That I make lists for everything in my life. Everything.


2013 has been the best year of my life to date. I am thankful for how far I have come, where I'll go, and how this adventure has opened doors for me.