Happy Birby to ME!

My precious nephew Dillon called Birthday’s Birby’s, and it is super cute. I turned 29 yesterday. Oh, where did my 20’s go?!?! I am finding it is true what “they” say. Your 20’s are a time of figuring out who you are, growing up and becoming an adult. There were some tough times, but there were also some amazing times in my 20’s that I would not take back. Overall, I am pleased at what had happened in my life in the last 9 years. A lot has changed, but I am very happy with where I am and where I am headed. I hear your 30’s is where you kind of settle in to what you set up in your 20’s. That is good with me!

I told Wade I didn’t want to have a birthday this year. It made me sad to think about me celebrating my birthday when baby Andrew really didn’t have a formal “birthday”. Wade insisted over and over and over…. and OVER again that I HAD to celebrate my birthday because he wanted to celebrate ME. Oh gosh. He kept asking me where I wanted to eat for my birthday dinner. He was not satisfied with my responses of “Waffle House” or “Zaxby’s”. I finally told him he could take me wherever he wanted because I really just wanted to wake up and have January 5th come and go without me even knowing.

I didn’t want any presents or any special dinner. I didn’t want any attention. Honestly I just wanted to think about moving forward. I don’t particularly enjoy my birthday; I never really have. I didn’t like all the attention. But this year was different. Baby Andrew really has changed me in more ways than one would think. Wade even told me I am a lot different than I was before Andrew died in a good way.

The chaplain at work gave me a beautiful Bible with the covers made from olive wood that he brought back from Jerusalem in 1974. He gave me the most beautiful card that explained the difference in Joy and happy.

Wade took me to the Melting Pot – one of my most favorite restaurants for a wonderful meal with wonderful service. We had a good time and it was so nice to just spend time together.

I was able to get my wedding and engagement ring refurbished – I needed ten new prongs! Yikes!

Wade got me this beautiful charm bracelet I have been wanting.

The best part of my New Year/Birthday is knowing that I get to spend the rest of my life with Wade no matter what happens. To celebrate us, we will get to spend a week together thinking about how lucky in love we are, in April when we go to ANTIGUA! We are taking our five year anniversary trip early so we can go and enjoy and kind of push the reset button on everything that has happened over the past twelve months.

I told Wade last night when we were leaving the restaurant that this year is already off to a better start. My birthday dinner last year was an awful experience and I spent the entire dinner wondering why my lower back would not stop itching. It was the shingles.

So this year so far – a great birthday dinner and great birthday all together and no shingles! Go team Kay!