hello may. hello to saying goodbye to new york city. afternoons in central park and late night laughs with friends. hello to packing up. hello to shelves on walls and too many lists. hello to late nights with kip and sonic drive in and hello to hope and hopefully to job interviews and new dreams. roof parties and driving burt into the sunset by myself. hello to gardens and my mama and june 1st. thrift stores and hard work. you will be good to me and i will be good to you. hello may.
hello april. hello to my last full month in new york city. hello pink toe nail polish and starburst jelly beans. hello few layers and fresh air deep in my lungs. knowing what is right for me. sleeping in and staying up and getting up early. crochet patterns and painting bright colors. april is for goofiness and unmatching patterns. hello april.
hello new month. hello super 8 films and pretty books. hugging my best friends in the airport. introducing my loves to my city. hello secrets under quilts. hello new chapters and flirty dresses and quiet talks with God. march is fun and friends. maybe reconciliation and faraway forgiveness. march is for working on that list and for reading books. laughing. being silly. loving life. hello march.
december is paper snowflakes. maybe for some real ones too. december is red lipstick and green nail polish. december is gratitude and quiet beauty. december is about a God who loves me and sent his Son into the world with a big star long ago. december is for running through airports to home. december is sleeping on my best friend's couches and teasing josh and stealing his hot tub and making jokes with my sister. december is christmastime in new york city and living through these weeks instead of just surviving. december is working hard and resting and kissing steph on the cheek. december is for saying hello to a new, wonderful, exploding year.
november is planning for dreams. leaving my dorm to explore the city. november is for seeking community and sanity. november is for deep breaths and thankful moments. november is for handwritten letters and coney island. november is about service. november is for reading a novel. not feeling guilty about getting rest. drinking lots of water and maybe even some of last year's. november is for being happy and sad and being whatever it is and just okay.
september is for taking pictures of central park when the leaves change. for beginning a new project. whatever that project may be. september is for taking it easy on myself and letting myself feel these changes and roll with my sometimes aching heart. september is hot coffee and quiet walks through campus. lunch with pretty souls. saying hello. dreaming. september is prayers before bed. september is patience. september is adventures. bravery. croissants. and maybe a little bit of risk.
