Well, this year continues to get better and better and the hard lessons just keep on coming! It is so odd, that while this has been a year of really learning to love myself - I also found it's been one of the hardest years of my life! I've learned that my heart is sensitive, my head is stubborn and my body is so strong and amazing. I've learned that I have the most amazing group of friends who feel like family, and I've learned that sometimes, family may not always be our friends. I've learned that it's ok to ask for help, it's ok to cry, it's ok to not always be ok. For the first time in my entire life, I really had to ask for and accept help from my group of people who have been so wonderful to me. I have finally found my soul tribe! These are the people who drop everything at a moments notice and leave their lives and their families to help me go through some tough surgeries. These are the people who brought me meals and checked on me daily to