Birthdays

As I drink my coffee and get ready to start my day, I am wondering. Why do people not acknowledge their birthdays or freeze their age at one specific year. My Grandmother is 22! She has 5 grandkids and now 2 great grandkids but she's 22! The last couple birthdays Tyler had, I could tell he was in a funk. I thought maybe I didn't get a good enough present (I'm not good at presents and he's so hard to buy for!!) or I didn't make his day special enough. But I later drag it out of him that he feels old and is depressed about his birthday! I have to admit I love birthdays! Once it turns September 1st, I think its my birthday month! Now I'm not obnoxious about it, I may not say it out loud but internally I get excited. Maybe I'm not old enough yet to want to be younger but I love birthdays! Its the one day a year that everyone has to be nice to you!! :) My alarm clock (Caleb) went off at 7:00 this morning. Still in a fog I didn't really realize it was my birthday yet. When I turned the corner to get him out of his room, his face lights up and he says "HI MOMMA!" If I froze time at 22 or 25, I wouldn't have had that wonderful moment! Then I go back to my room to get ready for the day and I see my little princess sleeping so peacefully. I think about this last year with my pregnancy and having this sweet blessing! If I didn't acknowledge this birthday I wouldn't have her! This past year was full of sooo many blessings why would I want to erase it? Then I check my email and I have so many birthday wishes from friends and family all over the world (South Korea and Switzerland shout outs)! Birthdays make you feel so loved and blessed to have such great friends and an amazing family!! Even if you had a tough year full of trials and tribulations, you are still here. God blessed you with another year! So as I was showering all this was going through my head and I just thought I'd share it! All of you that freeze time (Nina, Aunt Margie :)), embrace each year because it has made you who you are and be glad that you are blessed with another year! A friend asked me yesterday how old I was turning and I had to think about it! So I guess I am getting old, but bring it on! I can't wait to see what 27 has in store for me and 28 and 29 and yes even 30! Bring it! :)

And Happy birthday to my grandmother Buzz. I am so blessed to be able to share this special day with you and I wish we could spend it together but I will see you soon! I love you! (I don't know if she'll see this because she doesn't get on the computer but just in case she does :)