Do more of what makes you happy

Been doing some introspecting lately, and here are some of those thoughts.

I went to my first ever Friends Thanksgiving, or as Liz dubbed it, Lambsgiving, this weekend. It was a blast. I know I go on and on about how grateful I am for the friends that I have made here, but I honestly think it can't be said enough. I don't think we always tell the people who mean a lot to us that they do mean so much. I really am trying to be more honest about my feelings lately.

Which brings me to another thing I was thinking about. When I think about my relationships with people, I realized that the most important thing to me in any relationship is having a sense of trust. It can take me a while to open myself up to people but once I do, you have my full trust and I will work to maintain that relationship and make it a priority. I sometimes worry when meeting new people that they will judge me for certain things that make me me, which is why I think I am more slow to open up. So if I tell you I am comfortable with you or if I tell you something about myself that not everyone knows, please know that you are incredibly important to me.

So rambling thought number three. Life is too short to not tell people how you feel. Life is too short to not ask for what you really want. And life is too short to not attempt to make your biggest dreams a reality.

For me the worst thing would be to live my life and have regrets. Life should never be boring or mundane. I've been re-watching Parks and Recreation this weekend. So I'll end with a quote from the wise Andy Dwyer:
 "Seriously, life is short. So I think you should just do what makes you happy."

World Series Champions

They did it. The Royals won the freaking World Series. It's finally sunk in.
This month was such a blur. Last year was the worst ending to a ridiculously magical season. And this year the Royals had the most amazing season. And then the playoffs started.

I thought it was over in Houston in game four. I was convinced that this was it and we weren't going to make it any further. And then they came back. And then I just kind of felt like it had to happen this year. I was able to make it back to KC for ALDS game two. It was my very first playoff game that I have ever been to. This was something I had been dreaming about since I became a fan way back in 2000. And it was every bit as awesome as I imagined it would be. I watched the rest of the playoff games at home alone, at  bars with friends, and with other Royals fans here. The last game I watched alone because I wanted to be able to be as crazy as I needed to be and so I could chat with my sisters. That night I honestly started to cry as the national anthem was being sung because I just felt like it would end that night. I started to cry again in the 12th when we went ahead. And then we won and I just couldn't stop smiling.

I went home for the celebration. It was so amazing to see the city so united to celebrate what the Royals did. They never quit. They said they were going to do it and they did. They erased the hurt of last year and turned it into an even more amazing story. I have never been so proud to be a Royals fan and of my city. We took the Crown.