alone in the crowd

15 girls, a messy bride-to-be, and a weekend I'd rather not relive.

Preface: I am an imperfect being. I am a judgmental being. I am an insecure being. Thank you for sharing this space with me anyway.

I have never thrived in groups. Not the big, lost in the sea of people I’ll never know type of groups. And not in large groups of people I know well.

It’s that sweet spot where people I don’t know, but know of, congregate, …