after 6.5 years, a high school diploma, a college degree, 3 different jobs, and more petty boy drama than i want to remember right now, i think it's time to officially close the lj chapter of my life.

i haven't updated since february, so in a way this goodbye might seem kind of unnecessary, but it provides closure and there's always something to be said for that.  this journal has brought me a lot -- some bad, but most of it good -- and i want to just take the time to thank all of you who read, commented, and were just so supportive of me during my time here.  i relied on this journal a lot to keep me sane and i'm not sure what i would have done without the sounding board that i had in all of you.  some of you i've become extremely close with in real life, creating some of the more valuable friendships that i have to this day.

i've been super flaky lately about staying in touch with people and i apologize for that.  this year has kind of been a "get my shit together" transitional period.  but you all know where to find me and if i haven't heard from you in a while i would love to!  i promise i'll write/IM/call/text back.

xo / r