My #10s are headed to the beach!

Me, Curtis, and my brand new set of Toms (birthday present :-) are headed to the beach for a week of fun with the Hart family!

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Twenty-Six on Catalina

Yesterday was by 26th Birthday. My celebration has been, as usual, awesome. My good friends Jackie & Josh took me to Catalina to go zip lining, and we also ended up having enough time for an hour of kayaking in perfect weather! I bought a cute straw fedora and a short dress, and overall had a fabulous time. Zip Lining was so fun! I'd love to go again, the views were great and the ride is awesome. It actually isn't as scary as you would think, or maybe I was just feeling a little more daring on my birthday :-).  Here's a video of my last run.

And some pictures...

Birthday Cheesecake

Me riding down the line!

I also got some fabulous gifts, and am overall very happy about a wonderful birthday celebration. The fact that I'm now on the other side of my 20s hasn't quite set it yet, but it still feels good to be happy and healthy another year.

Twenty-Three

As most of you know, it's my 23rd birthday today. So far it's been great: My mom made me breakfast and decorated my door (a family tradition), my friend Adelyn took me to lunch and then we saw Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2 and had Pinkberry for the first time, and later on I'm having Chinese food & Margaritas with a few friends and watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Plus, getting presents and e-cards and and facebook "happy birthdays" is pretty fun :-).

I have to say, it's been an unusual birthday this year. It's the first time since I turned 18 that I was in Mission Viejo for it. And before 18 it was 14, so it's quite the anomaly. Plus, 23 seems like a milestone birthday for some reason. Possibly because by the time you're 23, it's likely that you have some kind of direction. And, it also falls during a year of changes for me. This is my last birthday as a single woman, and it also marks the end of a 2-year break from being a student. I guess overall it's been a surreal year, and my birthday is no exception.

When we were at Pinkberry Adelyn asked me an interesting question (Adelyn I hope you don't mind that I include this - it really got me thinking!). She asked whether I had any goals for myself on my 23rd year, other than the obvious get good grades, a good summer job, get married stuff. It occurred to me that a big thing on my mind this year has been my maturity. I've always felt a little older than my peers, maybe because I take a lot of responsibility upon myself. I think I felt so comfortable working with a group of people who were a little older that now I'm a little scared to go back into an environment where the average age is lower than 25. So, I resolved to not care about that as much this year. I will try to be more open-minded and not fixate on the age and maturity of my peers, because it just doesn't matter.

It feels good to set a personal goal for myself, outside of the obvious benchmarks. We'll see how it goes. Have a good weekend!

8/8/08 = Birthday = Olympics

Barring any national (or international) boycott of watching the Olympic Games, they will be the theme of my 8/8/08 birthday party since the opening ceremony is that night!

Again, if you are in Southern California in early August, I expect you to show up. It will be a great way to see reunite with a bunch of people at once. I could also be my going-away party if I end up moving to D.C.!

Save the Date - 8/8/08!

No this isn't wedding-related. We're getting married in 2009 ;-)

Mark your calendars now: I am throwing a party in Mission Viejo on 8/8/08 - my birthday! So if you are going to be in the Southern California area, I expect you to be there. We will be celebrating 8/8/08, my 23rd birthday, and my departure for law school.