Another year older! Another year wiser?

The above picture is just a random one I found on the net... thought it was cool! Not sure if I'm breaking copyright though... he he! So last Tuesday, October 13, I turned 27!!! Even after all these years, I still find something magical in my birthday. Of course my kids birthdays are much more fun for me now, but it's still exciting when Oct 13 rolls around every year. It amazes me I'm 27 already.... I swear just yesterday I was turning 16. I can't believe how fast time goes!! And you know what? I like being 27. It still sounds 'old' to me, but that's ok. It's just odd to me that I really am an 'adult' LOL - even though I have been for the past 9 years it still gets me because so often I still feel like a teenager.

But you know, I am very happy with where I am in my life right now. To repeat something my sister Amanda said in her blog on her birthday, I am more comfortable in my skin now than I have ever been. I am coming to know who I really am and am learning how to improve myself every day. I am learning to take things as they come. I think motherhood has taught me soooo much more about who I am than anything else. Anyway - here is a sampling of what I recieved on my birthday. I must say I was feeling very loved this year!!

My sister Amanda got me the flowers on the L and she bought me lunch at Subway (my fav!!) and came to my house and kept me company on my birthday since I had to babysit. My friend from church, Diana, showed up at my door with the flowers on the R and a card and a happy birthday wish. It made me feel so special!! Really put a smile on my face. My friend Laurie got me the book Evermore (which I finished in 2 days), pre-ordered the New Moon soundtrack for me AND took me out to dinner at TGI Fridays. My sister Julie got me a target gift card which will certainly be used on clothes!! My parents gave me money, which is ALWAYS appreciated and I got many cards and happy birthday wishes. :) Kris, as I posted about a couple posts ago, took me to see the So You Think You Can Dance performance and dinner at the beginning of the month.

So what does it feel like to be 27? No different than it did to feel 26. I don't feel older. And really, when I think about it, it feels like the last 27 years has been a long time!! And to think in another 27 years I'll only be 54, which is a strange thought. I wonder what the next 27 years will bring me... :)

Happy birthday to me!