Twenty-six

One more year older, and I do not think I have much to say about it. Birthdays tend to make you think over the year behind and the year ahead. However, I think I have done that a lot lately anyway. Aside from the fact that birthdays just are not a crazy deal anyway. Having been born three days after Christmas, making a big deal about your birthday can be difficult. Despite my mother's best efforts growing up, the holidays seem to take over.

This is not to say I am in anyway shafted or jaded. Just realistic. And I have come to enjoy times like last night where I spend the better part of the day with my family. Friends tend to say we will celebrate early or late, but I do not always hold my breath for that since we often have to dive head first into other obligations. Again, that is okay with me.

Facebook has actually added an interesting level to birthdays. To hear from those I know I would not otherwise...it's nice I suppose. Some, like my students, mean well because that is how they communicate. Some are people I have just not had contact with and the message is a nice reminder to catch up with them. Others, like closer friends, feel like they should and it just supplements phone calls and texts that I love. Yet, a few, are those that you wonder why you friended in the first place because you wonder at what point were you actually friends? But thank you, Facebook, for reminding everyone on their homepage that it is my birthday.

No, really, thanks, because I know (and many of my friends know) I am not that great at remembering these things myself. So I appreciate the little nudge myself.

Of course it is almost the new year as well, which also causes us to be reflective. But I think I will save that for later. For now, I will go back to what I always say: everything happens for a reason. I have much to look forward to as a twenty-six-year-old. Thank you to everyone for the well wishes and to those who have really been around lately. I could not survive without you!