35th Birthday

I am 35 years old today.... Birthdays have always been an exciting time for me.. We have always celebrated birthdays big in my family. There has always been cake and presents and a party. So, what's not to look forward to and enjoy about that??

This birthday is a tad different though... It's just that 35 is so much closer to 40 than 34 was! I know it sounds silly.. I know age is just a number and you're only as old as you feel, and all that other crap.. Honestly, the days leading up to my birthday have been harder than today has been. I have a wonderful family, wonderful friends, a wonderful boyfriend.. I'm surrounded by people who love me... I have much to be grateful for... and as mom said, if I wasn't turning 35, I'd be dead (quite the realist, my mom is)... There IS truth in that, of course...

I am grateful for my life. I'm grateful to be alive. I just have regrets, as we all do, I'm sure. If you'd asked me on my 25th birthday where I'd be on my 35th, it sure wouldn't be where I am today... But heck, we live and learn, and we're all works in progress...

I will be grateful for today. I AM grateful for my life and my experiences and all that I am today because of them... I must have faith that the things I long for will happen one day, just obviously not on my timetable!