Family is the most important thing to me. Along with my family comes many traditions, which are also important to me. When I was younger, I didn’t appreciate any of this the way I do now, and I know this comes with maturity, but I am happy to realize this now. I have also realized every time my mother said, “at the end of the day, family is all you have,” she really was right. One newer tradition we have started is traveling as a family to attend a Dallas Cowboys football game in October.

I always look forward to this trip and watching the Cowboys play as a family, not only because I can wear my Dan Bailey jersey and sequined Dallas Cowboys hat, but also because it always takes me back to when we would gather around our living room television and cheer for these strangers in silver and navy shiny pants that I felt like I knew. Emmitt Smith will always hold a special place in my heart for this reason.

This year, this trip felt a little different, not because everyone asked where I was visiting from, but I found the city has lost a little of its rousing appeal. Just a few months ago, in July, I applied to a job in Houston Texas. This felt like it was really going to be the right move, and after submitting my application, I felt like this was going to be it, I just had a feeling. Luckily, I was wrong, and once again, I am so happy about that because after my most recent trip to Dallas, I realized being that far away, is not what I want at this point in my life.

In the week I’ve been 25, I have learned that I have a more concrete idea of what I want and where I want to go. I have also learned that no one has life figured out completely, especially at 25-years-old, so I’m going to stop feeling like I need everything figured out by now. If there is one thing I have figured out completely however, it is that I need my family. One day, I will be able to move thousands of miles away, and I really do hope to, because there is a whole world I want to discover, and I want to travel. At this point, I know for sure that there is only one place I am headed, and I will get there sooner than later.

Sometimes it takes a big move thousands of miles away to figure this out, and other times, in my case, it only takes long weekend away from home to realize how much I do need it.

Steal my look today: Jessica Simpson floral pant: Macy’s, Guess Combat Boots: Guess, Venus Leather Top: Venus.com