and a little bit....
but life just kinda got in the way.
a lot of things have been going on in my life...
one of the biggest being that
I TURNED 20 ON WEDNESDAY.
i'm two decades old.
and i will never be a teen ever again...
and when look back on it,
those years from 13-19 have felt like the
longest
years of my life.
but it was only seven of them...
if you think about it,
birthdays are a really awesome thing
to celebrate.
you get to celebrate who you have become
over the last year,
and you get to celebrate all that's in store for you
in the years to come!
i got to go crawdadding with the smith fam
on monday to start my birthday week...
[if you don't know what crawdadding is, i will teach you.]
it's pretty epic.
and, you know, i had such a great day!
it wasn't super intense or anything.
but it was sweet and genuine
and it was spent with people that i truly love.
my parents took me to lunch,
[after decorating my desk at school]
and then i got to come home to my brothers
and see my grandparents...
i wouldn't of had it any other way!
and then thursday, my great roommates took me out to dinner,
tonight, i had a blast dance-hopping!
overall...my birthweek has been fabulous.
now, when people ask me how old i am,
and i tell them that i just turned 20,
i've got a feeling that i'm going to get the
"you-are-so-old" wide eyes.
but really, my life has just started.
which is hard to believe.
some days, i feel like an old lady.
but i know that i have a lot to learn,
and i have a lot to work on.
this year, i want to learn to find the joy in the journey...
i want to find the joy in my personal journey.
this is a time in my life that i will never forget.
which is great!
i just need to keep moving forward...
so...i am 20. officially.
but, i will always be a little girl at heart.
always.
happy birthday to me....
