It's been over a year since I wrote a journal on this...

Well, life has changed a LOT. I broke up with my last boyfriend and have a new boyfriend. Cody has changed my life. It felt like he awakened my spirit. I feel more alive than ever before....

He joined the National Guard, and is at basic training. It hurts to be apart, like nothing I've experienced. And it's nothing you can truly prepare yourself for. And while I'm sad and battling this, the hardest thing I've ever been through (aside from post-traumatic stress and depression, which I've overcome!), I'm happier than I've ever been in my whole life. He makes me happy even from far away, without seeing him for 9 weeks now.

I've made so many changes in my life in this past year, and I know they're for the best. It's so obvious to me and everyone in my life. I'm still so thankful for DeviantArt, because it gives me a place to collect all of my various forms of art, which mean a lot to me. I like to come here and look at my past art and remember the times in my life they represent, so I will never forget what I've gone through and overcome.

DeviantLove!