Older, Thankful, and Thinking of You
I have always been a huge believer in declaring your birthday a "National Holiday". My birthday is a HUGE deal to me. I've never had an over the top birthday though, that's not really my style (no, I didn't even get a car on my 16th birthday). I'm more focused on enjoying the little things about this special day. It's a day that I can spend time on me, and everyone respects that. Birthdays are exciting; turning a year older, reaching new milestones. It's a day we all look forward to (until you reach a certain age and start wishing time could go backwards). For those of you who don't know, I turned 19 two days ago! Woohoo! Of course, as soon as the month of November came I had already put my birthday on my desk calendar and was counting down the days until the big one-nine (college has also taught me having something to look forward to is extremely good for the soul). The day slowly moved closer and I grew more and more excited. The night before m