sixteen
sixteen. the year of fearless. the year of unapologetic joy. here's what sixteen is to me. sixteen is my favorite birthday party i've ever thrown. it's white tretorns (like my mom wore in high school) every. single. day. it's taking a moonlit canoe ride with my grandma and falling asleep at many drive-in movie theaters. sixteen to me is the most memorable road trip i have ever taken. seeing the u.p of michigan-leaving my phone and worries behind. it's kayaking the beautiful lake superior with a sweet boy and eating the most delicious pasty of my life. sixteen to me is packing boxes in the kitchen of my childhood home- saying goodbye after all those years of memories i will never forget. it's crying sitting on our old back patio with my doggies right before we left the driveway for the last time. it's the most painstaking drive of my life. an emotional breakdown in culvers. it's saying goodbye to all i've ever known-- headed towards...