fetch me a summer: 2012th edition.

it has been one year since the birth of fetch me a darling summer. and it was this post and idea and this woman

that started it all.

it's been a lovely year, and i'm quite excited for the 2012th summer and everything that follows.

a lot has changed since summer 2011. for one: my scar has healed very nicely, and it has been the start of many awkward conversations and friendships. once a belieber, always a belieber.

i lost 15 pounds. and still losing...

my hair is below my shoulders.

i started to tan. for years i was convinced i was part albino. not so, i have golden, sun-kissed legs now. yeah, baby.

star wars is still my life's story.

i learned that life doesn't have to be perfect, and if things don't work out the way you hoped they would, it's okay.

i discovered that i have people who are rooting for me in my life, and not just people, it's almost like a team of captains and cheerleaders and superheroes, and just awesome men and women who love me so fetching much. ps, i love you back.

i learned to love my life. this was a big one for me. i get depressed much too easily, and no matter how many therapy sessions i went to, no matter how many pills i took, no matter how many people i talked with, the only person that could make me happy was... me.

and now that i've found that happiness, i want everyone i know and even don't know to find it, too.

happiness is a choice, baby.

let's have a great summer.