twenty five

For those who have been looking for these boots, THEY ARE BACK!

Today I am officially a quarter of a century years old. Halfway done with my twenties, how did that happen so fast? I guess I am now eligible for a quarter life crisis! The funny thing about birthdays is that they change as we get older. They become almost bittersweet, for me they have become a bit nostalgic. I think back on all of the birthdays I have ever had, and looking into one's past can be an emotional thing. Remembering where you were at each age, who your friends were or still are, what you were dealing with. You can see how much you have changed and it can make you smile and cry at the same time.

If you took a snapshot of me on every birthday I have had it would be a pretty good summary of my life. And boy have I had a beautiful one. It has come with some heartaches, like all lives do, but it has been full of so many blessings as well. And the best part? In a lot of ways it has only just begun. 

While you are technically an adult at eighteen, I feel like I am just now starting to feel like one. Your early twenties is a funny phase. Your an adult, but your still so young. Your stuck in the in-between. Isn't there some Britney Spears song about this? ;) But really, with Trevor finishing up Law School in the spring, us moving, and everything that follows that... I sense I am beginning a new chapter in life. I feel like I am phasing out of being a "teenager" for good. 

A lot of people resent getting older. They don't want to tell you their age, and thrive on staying young. But so many young souls don't get the precious gift of aging, and for that reason alone I will cherish every year I get to be on this beautiful earth. I hope I can always remember this, and that I can relish in my life and blessings. 

Being Twenty Five just feels really good, and I can't wait to see what this new year of changes has to offer me, because what I will be doing by my next birthday is a total mystery... and that's incredibly exciting.