Twenty-Five

I turned twenty-five yesterday.

Can I first just say how no matter where I am or how "significant" the birthday age may be, the people around me without fail always make me feel so special and loved. I have been blessed to have wonderful people sprinkled throughout every season of my life...thank you Lord!

Obviously it has been quite a while since I last wrote here. Blame it on busyness or just plan ol' prioritization of time...the blog I had such high hopes for last year has sat dormant.

However, with yesterday's festivities and me being a little more reflective than usual, I found it necessary to write out a few thoughts about this whole turning a quarter of a century thing.

25.

The number that I feel seems so much more respectable than any of the previous ages I have been.

Being that I have been the perpetual "youngin" amongst my friends, I was most excited about turning twenty five since it felt so much more adult than twenty-four.

After-all...

I am married.
I have been *thankfully* employed going on 4 years now.
We own a house.
We talk about things like life insurance.
I meal-plan!

All these things merit being considered a mature, respectable adult, right?

But as I answered the typical birthday question of "how old are you?" My chipper response of "TWENTY-FIVE" was met with "only twenty-five? you are SO young"

aaaaaaand...cue the crushing of my spirit.

c'mon people! I had such high hopes for today!

I guess you have to wait until you are 40 when people stop saying that...but then you get black balloons and a grim reaper on your cake as everyone congratulates/ridicules you for being Over the Hill....

so. I'd like to know what the universal age of "arriving" is. 

or maybe you just need to hang around younger people to get the responses you want?

At least the kindergartener I asked how old they thought I was restored by confidence by telling me I did in fact look 25 :)

Anyways, the thought of age really is such a relative thing. To me though, i like 25.

It feels good :)

I'm grateful for these 25 years. So many things about my life are not at all what I would have anticipated and yet, others have wildly exceeded my expectations. I am thankful for how God has guided and orchestrated the large milestones down to the tiny steps all throughout my life. I have some of the sweetest friendships, a wonderful and loving family, a godly and protective husband, a great job and good health. My life has been rich and full of great joy because of the presence of Christ intricately weaving himself into every part of it. Thank you God for these 25 years of fullness of life!

now...off to Chicago! Dwight surprised me with a weekend trip...he is truly the best :)