On getting another year older
As I get another year older, I always feel like this will be the birthday when I actually feel older but alas, like all the other years, I don't really feel any different than I did before. I'm sure that is customary with everyone (in fact, I remember saying that when I turned 10) but it always strikes me how birthdays function.
Mine was lovely, went out with the sister as soon as it hit, then again later that night to a nice dinner and a movie.
As I think about this birthday, I have begun to realize how different things are from previous birthdays. Yes, things always change, but this year in particular I have begun to see changes not only in myself but in the people I hang out with.
Old friends have grown up, some have graduated, some have moved away; all of them have gotten better with age. Some of my friends are brand new or we have connected in a new way, a few in particular I am thinking of, and I couldn't imagine how I ever got along without them.
It is also interesting to reexamine how you got to the age that you did. I've been thinking about how I used to be: my priorities, interests, general way of being and how radically different it all is (in some ways, in others I am exactly the same as I used to be). Remember when I wanted to go to law school? Remember when I liked working at my summer job that I just started? There are so many of those I can spit out right now, and I have laughed at the 5 that came to my mind after I typed out the first one.
(a few hours later)
I was going to write more, but I got distracted. So I'll just put this to a close. Needless to say, it's only going to get more interesting from here.
Goodnight, and good luck.
Mine was lovely, went out with the sister as soon as it hit, then again later that night to a nice dinner and a movie.
As I think about this birthday, I have begun to realize how different things are from previous birthdays. Yes, things always change, but this year in particular I have begun to see changes not only in myself but in the people I hang out with.
Old friends have grown up, some have graduated, some have moved away; all of them have gotten better with age. Some of my friends are brand new or we have connected in a new way, a few in particular I am thinking of, and I couldn't imagine how I ever got along without them.
It is also interesting to reexamine how you got to the age that you did. I've been thinking about how I used to be: my priorities, interests, general way of being and how radically different it all is (in some ways, in others I am exactly the same as I used to be). Remember when I wanted to go to law school? Remember when I liked working at my summer job that I just started? There are so many of those I can spit out right now, and I have laughed at the 5 that came to my mind after I typed out the first one.
(a few hours later)
I was going to write more, but I got distracted. So I'll just put this to a close. Needless to say, it's only going to get more interesting from here.
Goodnight, and good luck.