Arrivederci.

There comes a time when you realize that things have changed.

It was fast, reckless, selfless, and it was love.
Overcoming love lost is the hardest battle in history. 

The most freeing feeling in the world is 
listening to songs we use to sing together, 
and not grabbing my phone to call you and tell you about it.

Days pass, and I change a bit with every second, 
and I'm so happy you're not here to see how far I've come. 

Sometimes people come into your life simply to hold you back. 

When it's 3am, and I'm drunk, and laughing,
and you're not the person I want to kiss, 

That's when you know,
the past has actually became the past.

No longer fearing your judgement, your words, or you. 

Cheers to what once was, and will never be again.

xo, k.

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Long Island Girl in a Southern World

When I moved away from home, 

I hadn't expected to find much more than some

 new classes and maybe a few friends.

 I was recently asked about what it was 

like to be away from home for so long,

 and what my life has been like since I moved.

My life has changed. 

I found much more than I could have ever expected.

I found a city that I couldn't love anymore than I do now.

I found a job that put my love for fashion to work.

I found friends who turned into family and changed my whole life.

I found Jesus and a love for my God that is unmatched. 

 And I found myself. 

I found my passion and I am working my ass off to follow my dreams.

I found out that no matter how far away from your safe place you may be,

 home is just a photo away.

And sometimes it's hard.

I covered my wall next to my desk with my inspirations. 

Notes, letters, trinkets, and pictures of those who mean

 the entire world to me are just a glance away, 

and when I fall into a funk and second guess my decision to stay, 

I know I have an entire team of supporters cheering me on 

and helping me to stay on this path.

I have such a strong relationship with my family, 

and with home, that I'm not afraid to be this far away. 

I love long island, and it will forever be my home.

But I've created a life in Charlotte that is much healthier, 

and much more "me."

I love ya'll.

Goodnight.

K.