his littlest highness

you knew this was coming: a post on his royal highness, the baby of cambridge.

what a cutie! not to mention his sweet and wonderful parents, the duke and dutchess. how adorable was kate with her perfect blue polka dot dress?!

here's the thing. i've said it before and i'll say it again: i love will and kate. i adore this duo for so many reasons, but mostly because they are delightfully down to earth and seem to be so absolutely in love.

i of course watched the live feed as the couple came out of the hospital, with the little guy all wrapped up and cuddled in kate's arms. i possibly died a little inside when will scooped him up to buckle him in the car seat and drive them home.

no chauffeur, no limo, not even a parent to drive them home. the proud prince and princess climbed into their car like any new, young couple coming home from the hospital. kate sat in the back with the lil' guy, no doubt being unable to take her eyes off of him for a hot second.

notably, both will and kate looked very tired. especially kate. she seemed a little exhausted and a bit swollen, which as always makes her so real. one of my very favorite things about kate is that she seems so approachable. like at any given moment, you could be like, 'hey girl, can i borrow your lipgloss?' and she'd be all, "k."

as we know, i've been following will and kate since their days at st. andrews. never have i been so impressed with a couple who is constantly in the spotlight. kate is the ultimate role model as someone who keeps her cool, is sweet but strong and looks absolutely incredible in anything with a polka dot.

congrats to the loveliest couple!

xoxo

on the things we love.

i've never been one to shy away from love.

in fact, some would say i love too easily. with reckless abandon. (YOLO and all)

you know what? maybe i do. when I was living in europe, i used to fall in love with every new city we visited. as we walked across bridges and through winding alleys and by boutique coffee shops, i would always exclaim, "this is where i am going to honeymoon."

until i got off the next train.

i fell in love a hundred times that year. with experiences, places, people and things. there have been periods in my life where i've been closed off to such deep and meaningful feelings for one reason or another. because of hurt, loss, anger, resentment, whatever. but since i moved to san francisco, i've become the sponge i once was and my unfailing optimism has really returned once again.

being able to love is so important. even when we think we can do without, or that pushing away from the things we love will make us hurt less in the end, we only end up looking back and realizing the experiences we missed out on. even when we love and lose, we are much better off than if we'd never loved in the beginning.

because the bottom line is that love makes us feel like we're worth something. it makes us remember who we are and what we mean to the world. occasionally, there are people who come into our lives that make us feel like we are not good enough, not important or imperfect. but when people like that happen, when those people say their peace and we push them out of our lives, we lean on those we love to tell us that we'll make the right decision. we'll work it out. that we have a million right choices ahead, if we'll only seek the answers to our questions.

i've been really lucky to have loved so many people. it's a huge risk to love, but i've never known it to not be worth it.

xoxo