- I love the quiet of the morning when I get to sit at the kitchen counter on my laptop. Dora the Explorer is keeping Piper entertained, otherwise this wouldn't be happening (at least quietly).
- I love how this birthday is already better than last year's. Last year, in general, was a series of life lessons that I have already benefited from. It just sucked going through it. Last year I had a friend flake last minute on taking me to lunch for my birthday. This year, I had 10 birthday wished before it was even 8am and I haven't even heard from family yet. Some of them are only Facebook friends, but they are at least Facebook friends that I interact with on some level. One guy is even in Vietnam on vacation wishing me a Happy Birthday. I am starting this day with a totally different feeling than last year. Definitely love that.
- I love that I don't feel nearly as old as I thought I would at 33. My parents seemed ancient at this age. Well maybe not ancient, but certainly not young. I love that I have no hesitation or qualms in telling people how old I am. I remember reading somewhere in my 20s that my 30s were going to even better. It's true. Now I hear the same thing about my 40s. I hope this pattern continues.
- I love that this birthday has an 11 connection. 33 on 02/09/2009.
- I love that we are going to Missoula sans Piper on Wednesday to stay overnight and see a concert. Mike's mom flies in tomorrow to babysit and spoil Piper (which all good grandmas should do). I am excited to see live music in a small venue. I also like this theater because I dreamt about being in the place before I actually stepped foot in it. I even told Mike about the dream when I had it so I had "proof".
- I love that BOTH of my dogs are recovering nicely from doggy Pink Eye. Started out with Sam, then she gave it to Gypsy. I love that my vet didn't make me bring Gypsy in and just told me to treat her with the drops he gave me for Sam. Both dogs look good but need a few more days of antibiotic drops.
- I love that I just about have our taxes done even though the money is basically already spent (new fridge, tile the downstairs bathroom, and if budget allows, flagstone patio in the backyard to cover the mud hole the dogs created). I love that most of our tax return is due to Piper and deductions and not to us overpaying taxes.
I'm off to really start my day. Dora is over and I have things to do before MIL gets here. Happy Birthday to me!
4 comments:
Happy Birthday!! Sorry I'm so late-you were born exactly 32 years and 11 months before Naomi :) I hope your day was wonderful!! I'm excited for you that you get to spend the night with your hubby away from your little darlin'!! Grandmas are the best!!
I hope your birthday was fab! I have a bad birthday story, too, and I am determined to follow it up with only good ones from now on! I hope you enjoy your concert and I want to hear all about it? Who are you seeing, anyway?
Happy Belated Erin! I hope you had a great day! This past weekend I went up to logan and went to both of our old houses! Steph and I were saying the Blvd house was our favorite!!!!
Hope you enjoyed your special day! Love ya girl!!!
It's been much too long again since I checked your blog, so I realize I am getting in on this a bit late!
I'm SO GLAD your birthday was wonderful this year. I felt the EXACT same way; my birthday last year was lonely, and this year, I felt like little miss popular. Facebook has been good for me too!
I hope Missoula was awesome; my mom was a dreamer too. I think that is so amazing, I really wish I had more spirituality but unfortunately I seem to be completely insensitive to those sorts of things... Dreaming about a theatre and then enjoying a performance there? COOL!!!
We still haven't started our taxes yet so I'm jealous there too!
Lastly, I wanted to thank you for your thought-provoking comments Erin. I appreciated your last comment on my blog because it is SO RIGHT and I ALWAYS appreciate your perspective.
Friends make life so much better!
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