Bad Bunny Made Us Cry (& Now We're Grabbing Our Cameras!) 🇵🇷

When Bad Bunny dropped "DEBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" (translation: I Should Have Taken More Photos) earlier this month, none of us were ready for the emotional damage! The track instantly sparked a viral TikTok trend that had everyone (including Bad Bunny himself!) in tears, sharing their precious memories and collectively realizing just how much those captured moments mean. 🥺

Y'all, this trend hit different for me. Picture this: 17-year-old me, saying goodbye to my family at the airport, moving cross-country for college with nothing but a suitcase (ok like 3 suitcases) and big dreams. Flash forward four years, and there I was again, this time hopping across the Atlantic at 21, ready to start a whole new chapter by living my best Euro-Girl-Endless-Summer. Seven years later, scrolling through the #DTMF tag on TikTok, Bad Bunny's lyrics about wishing he'd taken more photos with his people? Let's just say I wasn't expecting to shed a tear into my coffee that morning.

The thing about living far from home is that those photos you do have? They become everything. That blurry selfie with my mom before I left? The random snap of my best friends and me mid-hug at my college graduation? The quick group shot at that random Sunday lunch that turned out to be the last time my whole family was together? They're not just photos anymore - they're time machines.

But here's the plot twist: Instead of getting stuck in the "I should have" feels, we're turning Bad Bunny's message into our 2025 mission! This song isn't just about missing old photos - it's also our sign to start capturing more moments NOW.

You know those moments we always think we'll remember forever? The casual coffee dates, the group chat memes, the way your bestie laughs at that one specific joke? Bad Bunny's track is giving us the realest reminder that those "everyday" moments? They're actually the main character energy we'll miss the most!

And I realized - that's exactly what Bad Bunny was talking about. It's not about having the perfect Instagram-worthy shot (though we love those too!). It's about catching those little moments that feel so normal right now but become precious later.

So calling all memory-keepers, here's our 2025 energy:

• Take the silly selfie with your roomie making a breakfast smoothie
• Snap that picture of your brother just vibing on the couch
• Document your friend group's "nothing special" Tuesday night hangout
• Capture your parents doing their everyday parent things 🥺
• Get in front of the camera yourself (yes, YOU!)

Because let's be real - future you is going to be so grateful for present you taking these shots! And while we're all out here living our best main character lives in 2025, let's make sure we're not just filling up our phone storage (iCloud storage full notification, we see you! 👀).

Those memories deserve more than just living in your phone! Whether it's creating a gallery wall of your favorite people (slay!), surprising your girls with actual prints of your adventures, or just having tangible pieces of your story to hold onto - let's make sure these moments exist in real life too!

So thank you & gracias, Bad Bunny, for the emotional damage wake-up call we didn't know we needed (but while dancing to dembow)! We’re ready to make 2025 the year we don't just live the moments, but capture them too.

cue me ugly crying while looking at old photos for the rest of the day 🥹