Jenny Tran
Here’s to life
Here’s to taking your very first breath and seeing the light for the very first time
Here’s to your first scrape that made you cry so hard because it was the most excruciating pain you have ever felt and remembered
Here’s to the first boy that made fun of you for wearing light-up sketchers because he thought it wasn’t cool but that’s okay because you did
Here’s to the many many fights that you have had with your siblings over who gets the last piece of pizza or who gets the remote control
Here’s to you pretending to sleep in the backseat of the car so your dad can scoop you up and carry you back inside
Here’s to riding in the cart while your mom is pushing you around in the grocery store
Here’s to all the first days back from school because you get to see all your friends…
Or maybe it’s the excitement you get when wearing your new outfit
Here’s to your first heartbreak and learning what you want and not taking shit from others
Here’s to friends that offer their shoulders for you to cry on
Here’s to your pillows that catches your tears when it is just one of those nights
Here’s to your showerhead for being a wonderful audience when you’re singing at the top of your lungs
Here’s to all your favorite songs that have made you replay it over and over again
Here’s to the concerts you’ve been to that have made you forget that the rest of the world exists
Here’s to the wind rushing through your hair that makes you feel like you can fly and do anything
Here’s to how excited but scared you were when driving on the road for the very first time because that is the first step into adulthood
Here’s to being away from your parents because now, there’s endless freedom but that’s scary because now you don’t have your parents to hold your hand every step of the way
Here’s to all your failures because now you’ll give it your best the next time
Here’s to the people that have said no to you because thank you… for pushing you to become a better version of yourself
Here’s to all your fears because that’s what makes you who you are
Here’s to the reality of death that invites you to live each day like there is no tomorrow
Here’s to all the things you haven’t done because your options are endless
Here’s to life because there is so much to see, so much to learn, with so little time
Here’s to that and so much more