Welcoming July..

So this is the fourth post of this month, and it's very unlike me to not rant and rave as my first post. SO, here we go.

I say this every month and I think anyone reading this would agree that June absolutely flew past us all. June was probably the most incredibly odd month of my life. I just couldn't believe that everything that was happening to me, was actually happening. In June, I...

- Finished my last day in high school.
- Quit my job.
- Went to prom.
- Received a scholarship for writing.
- Graduated.

Honestly, I feel like none of that ever happened. I feel like one day, I'll wake up and get dressed to go to the bus stop for my first day of 10th grade again. As much as people try to tell you that those four years are the best days of your life, they are, but they're also the fastest. When people ask me how old I am, I cannot believe that I say I'm 18. Wasn't my sweet 16 last week? Didn't I just attend my 8th grade formal? High school orientation? Everything is a bit surreal. I feel like I'm floating, high on life...and the only thing keeping me grounded is the realization that in a few mere weeks, a large majority of my past is leaving for a brand new start. Some of my best friends are traveling for college. It's strange. Really..it is.

But my new start is soon to come. I'll find something new. I'll start my own journey. I'll grow and learn and hold so tightly onto the memories that June left me. And I'll be thankful for that month.
And I'll be Kristen Nicole.
And I'll be okay.
I hope you will too.
I hope you enjoy the beauty July brings.
C'est la vie.
-K.