22

twin-tea too.

pleased to meet you.

i may forget your name a few times over the next few weeks, and possibly the next couple months.  i hope you'll forgive me when i do.  nothing personal.  it's only that i just spent a year with 21, and you look so similar.

you and i have come a long way to get here, to meet each other here.  i'm looking forward to befriending you in this year that we'll know one another.  i'm sure we'll have some great times.  i'm also sure there will be terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days.  brace yourself.

don't get comfortable.  there will be changes.  the upcoming months are translucent at best.  be sober and vigilant.  keep your eyes wide open.  left turn yield on green.

there will be many goodbyes.  too many.  it will be bitter.  and sweet.  and sour.  trust me.  i know.  19, 20, and 21 taught me a lot about them.

let's take on some humility.  cut ourselves down to size.  some of our ventures won't be so glamorous.  but that is okay.  our perfect savior was dusty and homeless.

are you ready for this?  it's gonna be quite a ride.  i hope that you'll bear with me through the messes, the joys, the failures, the sorrows, and the laughter.  i'll try and do the same for you.

now, let's go.