...Man, am I spoiled! I am so grateful for all of the birthday wishes and thoughtful gifts that I received this weekend as I turned 28 on the 28th (golden birthday-yeah!). THANK YOU to all of you for remembering my birthday and making me feel so loved. I was surrounded by many of my "favorite things": books on Shakespeare and writing (thank you, Pat and Kay!!), The Office and a book on running (thanks, lil sis!!), People magazine (my secret, totally unintellectual indulgence--thanks Mom, Dad, and Gege!), perfume, jewelry, and FLOWERS!!! Mary and Jamie sent flowers to GPS on Thursday--boy, was I the envy of many girls that day! They are beautiful, M&J--and as always, you all are so thoughtful and generous.
But what was most apparent to me yesterday was how my favorite "things" are ultimately people. I was lucky enough to spend my birthday with Clay and Camden, going for a hike on Signal Mountain and then cooking dinner together. Sometimes its the simple, "little" things that remind me just how full my life is. I was also very aware of how much I missed celebrating with my family (years 1-18) and my friends from college and Saint James (years 19-26). There is nothing like actually BEING with the people you love, you know?
More later (gotta run to practice), but know that I am GRATEFUL GRATEFUL GRATEFUL for YOU!
2 comments:
Glad you had such a great birthday! Hope the weather was fabulous and the time with C&C was awesome. Can't wait to meet Camden. He's so cute! Have a great week. m
I am ever so grateful that you were born!!September 28, 1980 is one of the most important dates of my life, along with August 7, 1976 (wedding day), and May 11, 1983 (Brittany's birthday).Happy Birthday once again!
Love, Mom
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