It’s perfectly acceptable to wish oneself ‘happy birthday,’ right?  Today has been a day that I have been dreading for some time now… not because I am afraid of aging or of what’s to come (because quite frankly, I am excited to share my life with my best friend and start a family and grow old together), but I am a little sad too because I think I have a hard time letting go.

It’s hard to prepare to say goodbye to a decade that has really significantly shaped me.  My 20’s knocked me on my a** and lifted my higher than I ever thought possible: I got my first dog aka my little puppy soulmate, I lost my boyfriend, graduated college, moved to Boston without knowing a soul, got my first job post-college, lost my best friend, went skydiving, met my husband, moved to San Diego, went to law school, married my husband, watched my best friends marry theirs, started this blog, graduated law school, moved to Arizona, expanded our family by adding another fur-baby – and cried and smiled all along the way.

It certainly has been a crazy ride – some downs but a lot of ups…. but I can’t help but look at it all and smile, because without each one of these experiences I wouldn’t be where or who I am, and for all of that, I am thankful.

So bring it on 30’s – because if you bring me the happiness that I have been lucky enough to have felt in my 20’s, then I know you’ll be good to me.  And with my husband by my side I know whatever comes our way we can tackle it together.

This might not be your usual birthday post, but I guess I get a little reflective as another year passes.  I am truly thankful for my life, my experiences and the people that I get to go through this wild ride with… including you guys.

So thanks for being you, for following along and for being my friends.  I can’t wait to share this next decade with you.

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