Confessions Of A 21 Year Old Dreamer

Confession time.

I, Katie Vollenweider, am an optimist.

There I said it. Ugh. I am such an optimist. I see the good in everyone, I think there's always a silver lining, and I believe in second chances.

Fun fact: I am in love with people.

Like all people. Most of the time. If I have a conversation with you, an actual conversation and not a small exchange of pleasantries, I will probably fall in love with you. Not like "I want to marry you" but more like "You are such an amazing human being and you deserve every good thing in the world and I am so lucky to know you".

Which is probably why I try to pretend otherwise. Sometimes, when you are surrounded by realists and pessimists, an optimist doesn't shine as brightly. It's hard when you want to sing songs and greet the birds 24/7 and everyone else wants to watch it rain.

With saying that, my new goal is to embrace my positivity and shine. I'm going to be so annoying, but who cares? Enjoy life, find that one good thing, and come tell me about it. We'll both enjoy it!

Until next time. Make good choices.

People Let Me Tell Ya Bout My Best Friend

Wow oh wow is this going to be the weirdest post. I decided to write a creepy "I'm so in best friend love with you" post to my #1 pal, Smenerdy.

I'm purposely not publishing this to social media, but choosing to let you all find it as you will. Including her. Oh well.

To make this a little bit simpler, we'll just make a list of all of the things I enjoy about her.

1. Homegirl's got moves! She's like this weird twist of elegant swan and hip-hop dancer. She can dance to any song and will dance anywhere. 1 minute dance parties are all the rage with us.

2. She will make fun of anything. Nothing is sacred. New crush? There's a joke. Crippling depression? Another joke. It sounds like she's cruel, but actually it makes me feel better knowing that it isn't the actual end of the world to eat 24 biscuits and half a chocolate cake.

3. She knows how to stand up for herself. Let a person come up to her and tell her what she should or should not be doing. They're gonna learn. She's always one to put her foot down whenever she has had enough and she knows when to speak her mind.

4. Encouragement is her middle name! Ok it's actually Jean, but whatever. Whenever I have a bad day, which is like every other day, I get a "you are a sun goddess who deserves all the good things" text and she genuinely means it. How she puts up with me, I'll never know.

5. She's a looker. For real. You all should have best friend envy, because girl's got beauty and brains. Not that it's important, but it's true.

6. She's up for any and all adventures. Spur of the moment trip to Columbus? Sure. Six Flags? Heck yeah! Come over and watch The Office? All day every day.

7. She's starting a new chapter in her life and she's taking it like a champ. New house, new job, new school, but same Kennedy. You're going to do great things, pal, and I can't wait to see it happen!

Until next time. Make good choices.