My 10 best moments from 2018
I’m the first to feel the weight of life, love, work, mortality, and health at the end of every year. I feel lonely and anxious and sometimes a sense of impending doom, while simultaneously feeling unbelievably grateful for so many things and in love with my life. Life is weird that way. Somehow learning that it’s okay to feel and hold space for two entirely different emotions at once has been key. And, if finally finishing this blog post that was originally intended to be a best 18 moments of 2018 (now only 10, hehe) over a week into the year is any indication of how my year is starting, i’m here for it. Truth is I’m just prioritizing other stuff right now: health, relationships, Saunders and sleep. That and we have a mouse problem, so you know. In any case, here are 10 of my favourite memories from the year, in no particular order.
1 // California
When Lucas and I first started dating (literally within the first couple weeks) we decided to book a trip to California on a whim. The trip was just shy of 2 months away - which meant we both assumed we’d still be dating by then, hehe. I surprised him (with the help of my parents) with a night at Disneyland, before heading to Joshua Tree. There we explored the picturesque park, filmed the best#dancepartywithnicole (click that link… you won’t regret it), and spent the night in the middle of nowhere at the cutest Air BnB ever. We had our own hot tub under the stars and I think it might have been one of the most magical evenings of my life. And then we spent a week at my old stomping grounds in LA - seeing my pals, visiting museums, watching sunsets at Griffith Park Observatory, lying on the beach and hiking Runyon (obvs). The other day Lucas said “that was the best trip of my entire life” and I have to agree.
