2025 was such a big year I feel like I’m still digesting it. I started the year with vision boarding and brunch with my girlfriends and a trip to France to ski. By February, I kicked book promotion and posting on Instagram again into full gear. Little did I know it would be my last month just Samson and I. That same month, I went on one last @hinge date before telling myself if this didn’t work out I wouldn’t date again until after the book came out. Well thank God I went on that date. Jack and I fell in love as winter melted into spring. We spent our days together and I watched with continuous astonishment that this person existed and that our paths had finally crossed. While in Mallorca, Jack got down on one knee during sunset at a 14th century church. Then my book came out, and no one can prepare you for the emotional toll that is releasing a memoir. As someone aptly put it, “I get why people write fiction”. We cohabitated, started new traditions and relished in old ones. I continued to push myself in ways that I needed to be pushed. I returned to visibility, I got uncomfortable, I said YES more, and my life opened back up. I found my rock, my biggest supporter, my best friend, the love of my life. That sure makes everything worth it. If 2026 is half as good as this year, I would be blessed beyond belief. Happy new year. #2025reflections