Monday, December 11, 2006

Another Year Gone By

Today I celebrated my thirty second birthday. I actually celebrated yesterday too with Andy, Jacob and Sam and tonight with my parents and sisters. I was thinking this morning how the meaning of your birthday changes with age. Thirty years ago I was just two and barely knew what "birthday" meant. I just knew that I was getting presents and that was reason enough to celebrate. Twenty years ago when I was twelve I couldn't wait to have my girlfriends over for a sleepover and talk about boys and do each other's hair and makeup. Even ten years ago, when I was twenty two, birthdays meant a time to "PARTY!." I got as drunk as I could for the entire weekend surrounding my birthday. This year it's a lot more mellow. I just looked forward to spending time with my family and being thankful that I have everything that I dreamt my life to be. My son is going to be two soon and I am very excited to see the joy on his face when he figures out what birthdays are all about. Instead of talking about boys, I have an awesome husband that I don't have to worry about, "if he likes me." And while partying was a lot of fun, for some reason I seem to remember the morning after a lot more and I wasn't feeling so good then! Birthdays are a lot of fun and wonderful memories are made. They always make me reflect on how my life has changed throughout the years. I wonder what the next ten years will bring.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Pam, Looks like you guys had a lot of fun picking out a Christmas tree. Love the pics!