when i was approaching my birthday this year, i definitely tried to come from a different angle than normal. i will be completely honest, i usually have a major breakdown around the time of my birthday. why? you might ask. i guess i have seen birthdays as a marking of another year passing and i have not accomplished so many things that i wish i had. or i feel depressed because i am not at a place in my life that i thought i would be at age [insert appropriate number here]. the past few years i have been the epitome of a debbie downer around my birthday, and i definitely did not want that to be the case this year.
i really tried to remind myself that even though i may not be in the exact place i want be right, i have accomplished so much for finishing up my 23rd year, and i wanted to embrace that. i wanted to take this birthday and have it be filled with rest, relaxation, and spending it with the people that i love.
so, tuesday morning, i woke up nice and early to get ready to go to san diego to see the family. but first things first, i downloaded lady antebellum's new cd [which is amazing! and it being released on my bday was so awesome!] so i would have new tunes to listen to on the road! i finished getting ready, then headed over to starbucks to pick up a pumpkin spice latte [one of my personal fall favorites] and hit the road!
when i got to san diego, my mom and i took my nephews to the wild animal park for the morning. it was so much fun to get to spend time with those boys, and it was such a joy to see them so excited about all the animals!
we headed back to my parent's house at around 2 and put the boys down for their naps, had some lunch, and then mom and i headed down to the mall for some shopping and to refuel on some coffee. it was so good to get to spend the afternoon with mom. she is such an incredible woman and i am so blessed by her love and thoughtfulness. spending the afternoon with her made me wish i lived closer to my family.
when mom and i were done at the mall, we headed back to my parent's house for dinner with my whole family. it was so good to spend time with everyone. it doesn't get to happen that often. we had chicken roll ups for dinner, and then cream lilies for dessert [both of which are mom specialties and so good!]. we then opened some presents, where i got the best present ever, my very own tent!! time to go camping!
the next day, i got to spend the evening with some good/old friends at the cheesecake factory in redondo beach! it was so much fun to just spend a relaxing night enjoying great company and catching up with people that i love! after dinner, kara and i went and saw contagion, which was so good! [wash your hands people].
overall, such a good birthday. thank you all for making it special and for showering me with love! and now a few moments from the couple of days of celebrations. enjoy!
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