i have measured out my life with coffee spoons.

Sunday, February 04, 2007

birthday number 29

this year i took my birthday like a man. usually i dread this time because i know that the inevitable is coming. but i decided to enjoy my last year in the twenties. it was a great decade. i'm going to celebrate it for the wonder that it was.

entering "adulthood" at twenty. no longer being considered a teenager. celebrating "legality" at 21. liking 23 because it was michael jordan's number. thinking i was over the hill at 25. being in my late twenties and never feeling like an adult.

now that i'm at the end, i can't complain about where i've been and what i've done. i'm about to embark on a crazy, new adventure and the best part about it is that i'll be doing it with the love of my life. i spent the first twenty-some-odd years of my life looking for direction and purpose and happiness. i've found that in another person and knowing that we are going to start a life together really does put things into perspective.

my day started off great. i got a call in the morning from my brother and my nephew with birthday greetings. bles surprised me with tickets to wicked on saturday afternoon. i cant rave enough about it. it was so much fun and the play was phenomenal. starbucks in times square afterwards. then dave & busters later that night with everyone. birthday cake and then games. michelle and i spent the majority of the night playing the trivia quiz game. then bles and i played jurassic park for a half and hour - according to michelle who claims she spent that amount of time looking for us. all i remember is screaming and reloading because i kept dying every ten minutes. afterwards bles, greg and i played more of the trivia quiz game until it was time to collect our bounty. i tried to get everyone a little something, and michelle got me a birthday hat as my prize. all in all a wonderful night. i could not ask for more. thank you guys, for making number 29 unforgettable.

11:48 PM