Where I started, and how I got to where I am.

I grew up in one of the most beautiful places on earth, in the heart of the Napa Valley. St. Helena, CA is a small town of about 6,200 people. I grew up with a small pool of kids, and a smaller group of friends. Many  I am still in contact with, sadly it's through social media because I'm terrible at keeping in touch, and a few friends a little more personally. I love to see how people are doing, and keep updated on all these beautiful people but I tend to get wrapped up in the moment, and it's hard to stay grounded, but the love for these long term relationships is so strong that no matter how much time passes, I still feel so connected my my childhood friends. 

After being in this small town and getting little tastes of the world I new I needed to get away from my cozy nest in the valley and find a new place to explore and call home. This brought me to the University of Denver for college. It was a smaller school, in a big (enough) city. I loved that the city was so accessible with an amazing light rail train system, I was now connected to everything. I could get to any professional sporting event, downtown Denver nightlife, shopping, cool neighborhoods, and of course new  hip restaurants (my favorite). I made amazing friends some short lived, and some that will be life long, you know who you are. I have grown a lot, I've changed a lot, I've lost myself, and I've found myself again. I'm  a twenty something year old girl, I've gone through so many different hats trying to find the right fit, and as fun and different they all were I found the right fit was a red bandana that my mom got at summer camp as a kid,  tied in a bow like Rosie the riveter. It's just me. And it goes with me everywhere. A little part of my identity, the part I have figured out, and my connection to home and family. 

I think I got side tracked. 

College: I was in  Denver for two years, then I had a little breakdown, and identity crisis, friendship struggles, and I made a break for California. Chico, CA to be specific. It was an interesting Year.  some more beautiful people, some old Syd, and some new Audra, Bronte, Brit, Morgan, Sarah. I had Great experiences, lots of T bar (oh how I miss TBar), and went to  a couple really cool gyms, but again not the right fit. So back to Denver I went! I was reunited with some old loves, Maddie S, mending some fences with others, Lexie L, and building new relationships and rekindling  with so many more, Alice, Lexie C, Jess, Grace, Lisa L, Emily Y, Marc R, Lucas K, Zach B, Senhica, Tracy O, and so many more. 

It was a journey, totally worth fighting to get back. 

After college it was hard to stay in contact again, because I'm not good at staying grounded. I went on a life changing adventure to Girona, Spain that turned into a European adventure and that is a whole other story...