I feel like this summer has been a non-stop
Go
go
go
marathon.
Last week, my friend from Florida, Nicole stayed with my roommate and I. It was so fun to see her (since we rarely have a chance to spend a week with her) but still felt busy. This weekend, my fiance and I went to another friend's wedding and Monday was my birthday--25!
I'm finally feeling like I can have a breather and some free time--something I feel like I have been missing in my "summer off." I have a small vacation planned in a few weeks and school starting up in 4.5 weeks (YIKES!) So I do have some planning/packing coming up in the not so distant future, but today I think I can take a small break and just kick back, relax, and maybe read a magazine.
My birthday was yesterday, I am an 8/8 baby! Making 8 my lucky number. My birthday was not super exciting, partially my own darn fault. Part of me thinks that maybe this is how birthdays will be now that I am getting older and have reached all the milestone birthdays and have friends and family spread world-wide. I slept in (because I was exhausted after the Sunday wedding we attended) and when I got up I did chores (because I had been gone since Friday and the house was a mess). So in between laundry/vacuuming/dishes/dusting/finishing painting the Master Bedroom, I brought lunch to the fiance at work. After he came home from work with flowers and a card we headed to his parents for dinner. Later, we met up with my roommate, Jill, from Life After College http://lifeaftercollege3.blogspot.com/ for cake and presents. The highlight of my day was definitely cake with Jill and just chatting with her and the fiance. BUT...the rest of my day felt a little lack luster. I guess I should have made a point to go shopping or to a movie, but maybe this is just what grown up birthdays are like.
Anyone else have exciting or not so exciting birthdays as you get older or is it just me?
Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteBirthdays were way much exciting when I was younger! (I'm 26!)
I'm sorry I wasn't there all day to give u a better birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteHey M, my dear/sweet/beautiful/amazing/adorable friend Jill reminded me about your blog (I was here a short time ago but I don't think I left a comment). The past few days have been effing insane but I finally have time to do some catching up. I'm VERY thankful for that, it feels like a luxury right now.
ReplyDeleteI'm in my mid-forties (I still can't believe it) and at this point there aren't too many milestone birthdays. 50 will be next, then every year after that I don't need a walker will be a milestone. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little. Jill will tell you I still act like I'm in my twenties most of the time.
Going backwards, I remember when I was nine how disappointed I was having to make my owm birthday cake. I can't remember why that was but I know it sucked. I don't go so much by years now, for example I look at it like next year will be the 22nd anniversary of my 25th birthday. :)