WALK: Birthday Wishes

This week is my birthday so I’ve been thinking a lot about my life; where I’ve come from, where I am, and where I want/will go. Each year I make a wish, and sometimes they come true and sometimes they don’t. I have a few things in particular that I wish I could have on my birthday this year: a steak (I haven’t had red meat in almost three months), an actual cake (I've found brownie mix but I can’t actually find a cake mix), seven layer dip (Texans will know what this one is -I’ve only actually had it 3 or 4 times in my life but I would kill for some right now), Spicy Cheetos (I love them... they have probably shaved off about 5yrs of my life but they are sooo good), anything spicy for that matter (Spaniards don’t seem to like spicy foods so anything will do), and lastly Happiness. This wish isn’t for me necessarily because I already feel so much happiness in my life, but I wish that everyone would feel the love and support I feel on a daily basis that allows me to feel this happy. I don’t know about other people, but I truly feel as though each year of my life is better than the previous. 
Now this year wasn’t without its trials; my incredible grandfather passed away and I had to attend my first funeral (ever), Cole and I were in a very serious car accident and I totaled my car, and I left my stable job (with great insurance benefits), friends, and family to move to a foreign country, and yet it was still the best year of my life so far!! I can’t believe it was this time last year that I was contemplating my quarter-life crisis. I had recently realized that I was very unhappy with my job and that I needed to make a change... I just wasn’t sure what that change was going to be. So I invited over some older and much wiser friends to give me some advise. They didn’t say anything that I hadn’t already heard before, but I left our encounter feeling more inspired than ever. They encouraged me take a leap of faith and to do what made me happy. Not to follow society’s standards of what should make me happy, but to really find what makes me happy. And that’s exactly what I am doing. I’m making myself happy... happier than I’ve been for a long time.  
Which makes me even more excited for the next year! I love the excitement of not knowing, and I am so grateful that things don’t always turn out like I want them to because I wouldn’t be here today if they had.
So this year I’ll still wish for a giant steak with a side of spicy cheetos, but I will also make a wish for you. I wish that you find, or have already found the type of happiness that makes you think “this is ABSOLUTELY the BEST year of my life!!” 
I am truly thankful for the life that I have lived, the places I have been, and the people that I have met along the way. It’s the people in my life that have kept my perspective during my trials,  and have loved and supported me while I seek out my happiness.
And a very special Thank You to all of you that follow my blog. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your busy lives to stay updated with mine by reading my ramblings. 
So here’s to 26!
May it be the best year yet!