Another One Come and Gone

Last week I got to experience another birthday, however, October 20th has pretty much lost all of its excitement. Birthdays as an adult are definitely not as thrilling as they were as a child. My responsibilities are pulling at my shirt (literally) and can't be pushed aside. Despite many friends and family wishing me a "happy birthday", the day goes on just as usual.

This year my birthday brought tons of errands to run, a garbage disposal needing to be fixed (which I did all by myself - yay!), a child to be fed, taught, and entertained, a few unexpected hours at the office because an employee didn't show up, and a quick trip to Costco to buy myself flowers because I was having a bad day. Erik did take me out to dinner a couple of times over the weekend so I didn't have to make dinner (a huge relief) and gave me a beautiful present....but birthdays just aren't the same.

My day got a little better when I realized at about 2pm that I hadn't turned 29 and only had one year left in my twenties....I was actually only 28! Hooray! When the time comes that I do turn 30 I think the saddest part will not be that I am no longer in my twenties, but that I am that much closer to 40. Scary!

On Saturday, we had a birthday activity of walking around Silver Lake. It was a beautiful day and I thoroughly enjoyed spending time together with the people I love.

After my birthday had come and gone, I realized that even though my birthday had a lot less celebration this year, I still needed at least ONE picture with my daughter to document the day and that I did in fact have a birthday. After a few attempts, we finally captured a good one!

Thank heavens because 5 seconds later it turned into this:

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. It may not have been that great of a day, but I am so happy to have been blessed with another birthday. Love you all!