As twenty sixteen has come to an end, I am reminded of how blessed I am to have my friends and family. It may not have been one of the easiest years, but I have found that no one has a perfect year. This is probably the biggest lesson that I have learned, it's ok to be you and it's ok not to be perfect. I wish that I could have learned this sooner, but I am going to do my best in the future to love myself and my life.
From traveling with Alpha Kappa Psi, to the Sioux becoming national camps, to finishing my first exhibition, dancing away my last anchor ball, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Dakota, enjoying the summer with the most important person in my life, to traveling around Europe with my favorite designer, celebrating the new year with some of my closet friends and to spending the holidays with my family. I have never felt so alive when I look back at all of my accomplishments this past year.
As for my twenty seventeen resolution, I am going to try to love my body as much as I can. This will be hard, I know that, but I believe if I can love my body my confidence will keep rising. Thank you to all for the support, here's to another year of doing what I love with who I love.