I'm so glad that I've got to reconnect with so many friends this summer. It really does just make me feel incredibly happy.

I finally feel like a year after I got back from the UK, I'm finally coming into my own again. I definitely went through a much larger culture shock when I got back, than the standard 2 week period they tell you you'll go through when you arrive in your new host country. Of course following that, came depression for a few months.

But I think part of my struggle internally was that I just didn't know how to deal with myself, coming back and feeling so different as a person. I couldn't just go back to being who I was before (ugh, I wouldn't be able to handle the ignorance, haha) and I didn't yet know how I'd changed, and who the me that had started to form was gonna be. Over the last semester things finally started to shift around to make room for the new adapted Steph qualities, and now after they'd begun settling in, I'd finally come to terms with realizing that there's still plenty of room for the better parts of old Steph.

A few days ago I had a really good conversation with Will (who I think I only spent 4 minutes with total last year), and said how that would have to change this semester. I really miss hanging out with him, so I can't wait to get back to that.

Then Tuesday, my friend Kayleigh (who'd been my best friend in Sidney for most of my life...well, from 1st grade ever summer until we graduated) came down to visit. I hadn't seen her in literally years, but somehow things still kinda felt the same. Of course we're both a lot different. Kayleigh's living in South Dakota now had a BEAUTIFUL little girl name Skylar last October. I still almost can't believe she's a momma. But it's great. And we hunted down our friend Chelsea who was the 3rd part of our trio growing up. I got off work at 10pm and Chelsea at 11pm, and K stayed the night in the little cottage, and had to leave early in the morning but we still had a good time until 5am, before she had to get up and leave three hours later.

It just feels good re-connecting with my past, and forging new friendships with all my old friends (and their new friends that I've gotten to meet and hang out with, who have all been pretty cool too).

I'm a week away from my reunion with Beca and Noel, and I can't wait.

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