Another year goes by.

My birthday was yesterday. Ho-Hum. I remember getting so super excited about birthdays when I was a kid. It was ridiculously fun to get presents and eat lots of cake and ice cream.  These days I don't find birthdays to be as exciting as they once were.  I suppose this just comes with the whole growing up shenanigan of which I am currently experiencing. Blech. Being a kid is so much simpler...maybe that's why I decided to be a teacher? 

On a positive birthday note, I had a great celebration with lots of great friends last night. I am a LUCKY girl to have such a FABULOUS group of friends.  I also got to spend the weekend at the lake (FAVE!) with my family and BFF. Good times were had by all. 

All in all, 21 was a good year.  A year of major growth and realization and thoughts.  I can honestly say I am not the same person I was on June 1, 2008.  While I still have the same basic traits, I feel like I have experienced a large amount of LIFE this year. Finally I feel as though I am living. Yes. It took some minor modifications in aspects of my life but I am happy with where I am IN THIS MOMENT. :)

I hope to make 22 a year equally full of growth and realization and thoughts. I hope I am a new person on June 1, 2010. This year I will: start my first day of school (as a teacher!), move out of my parents house for the first time (finally!), fall in love (maybe?), fall out of love (possibly?), find a new cuddly pug faced friend (in honor of the late great Bubbinator), and live. All in the best way I know how: the Whitney way. Here's to another great year...23 here I come!