This is my favorite vacation memory.
December 2017 Los Angeles, California. 26th Birthday trip
My best friend and I had one day left to celebrate, and when we got all the way back to our Airbnb and were about to get ready for bed, she literally looked over and said, “AWWW MAN, WE DIDN’T GO TO WHERE BIGGIE GOT SHOT!”. Although I was sick and sleepy, we hopped in the car, drove to the place, and ran to all four corners laughing and being silly. It was such a good time, and we even discovered a restaurant dedicated to Bernie Sanders. The picture above was taken at The Public Art “Urban Light” statue. After our shenanigans, we started to drive back and saw a bunch of parked cars, and then BAM!!!! THE URBAN LIGHTS SCULPTURE!! I was so excited I screamed, “look, this is in mad movies!” I pulled over instantly, and we got out, took a bunch of pictures, videos, and literally had fun with everyone around us.
It’s funny thinking of one of my favorite birthday vacation memory because I have so many. I feel like because I spent the first 20 years of my life living through half-assed ruined birthday celebrations, now when I celebrate, I do so and then let it go. Sometimes I go back through the folders but only for pictures and not reminiscing, but lately, I’ve been reflecting, and it has felt great to see how loved and happy I was by those participating. Especially my best friends who come through for me, no matter where they are in the world. This challenge was kind of hard for me to choose one moment, and it was a toss-up between LA and San Francisco, but this was a moment of pure, unfiltered, and childlike BLACK GIRL JOY!
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