Dear 25, you jokingly referred to this year as the “quarter life crisis” to your friends, but it was anything but that. Even though you went through a difficult period with experiencing your first heartbreak in life, you know you’re worth more than getting dumped in a text message like a “quickie” or one night stand by someone you’ve spent 8 years with. You couldn’t see it at the time. You thought there was something wrong with you so you started to distrust those closest to you and lashed out, hurting the ones who love you for you in spite of all of it. However, things start looking up. You meet a few older guys in Cali who give you some perspectives you need in your young life. You even spend time with one of them post-Cali and he just grounds you to earth for a weekend, making us feel like kids again by sipping Capri Suns, making s’mores, and camping by the river with a mountain view, enjoying his “cooking” skills 😊. In that moment, you’re grateful to have someone by your side who knows just what you needed to take away the pain of struggling with the breakup at the sixth month. That’s the funny thing about life....you always gain more than what you lost, whether that’s people or experiences to add to your story. It was a hell of a year with many firsts when you look back on it. What were once lazy weekends of doing nothing with the boy, you’ve filled them up with travels and more wine... always more wine in this life 😊🍷. Oh the places you’ve been this year.... France, Greece, Houston, San Francisco, Monterey, San Diego, and Denver. The people you’ve met along the way on your travels, new friends and old friends. There’s no fitting end to closing out 25 and ringing in 26 than to have one final adventure in Seattle by this weekend where you’ll be traveling solo for the first time. Most people would find this scary and sad, but you find this exciting for many reasons. Keep on doing things for the first time and live life as Anthony Bourdain would’ve done 😎. Embrace the journey and pásame más vino! 🍾🥂🎂 #lettertomyself #happybirthday #anotheryearolder #anotheryearwiser #beingsingle https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXfLREH5jK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c44midxp0jak