26 years new :)
3 years since he asked me to spend the rest of our lives together :)
My 26th birthday was spent alongside my sweet baby girl, my momma, and my husband (who is away this month and wasn't supposed to be here but was!)
I'm officially old. Ha. No, I'm totally not. However, 26 is 'over the hill' for your 20's!
25 was a wonderful year for me - I became a momma! And we celebrated our first wedding anniversary! I certainly have much to be thankful for and can only hope 26 will bring wonderful things our way as well.
How did I celebrate 26? Just a little Dunkin Donuts, play time with my kiddies, hanging with the momma (whom I congratulated for becoming a 4th time momma to one amazing child 26 years ago!),bothering loving the studious hubby, receiving beautiful flowers from Maggie & Trey, filling a few Etsy orders, eating a yummmy dinner at Bonefish, a few Sweetwater 420's, Carvel cake of course, and some fun little gifts. It was great.
And you know how I know I'm a big girl these days?! Nothing to do with the fact that I'm a wife, mother, etc. BUT, I drank an iced coffee AND tried a mussel today. Ha..things I don't ever do. That's some big girl status right there.
Today certainly made up for my could-have-been-better kinda day yesterdaythat may or may not have included going to renew my registration only to move out of state in 30 days, getting hit in the DMV parking lot right on baby girl's side right where she was sitting (she's good, no worries), missing my number at the DMV, having to rewait with another 40 people ahead of me, being told I couldn't renew it because it's registered in another county (I kissed some major ass and got it done), all the while sweating my ass off!
Spending my birthday alongside my little family today was just what I wanted.
And one other fun fact about May 1st? We got engaged on this very special day 3 years ago on 'Top of the Rock' in NYC. It was a fan-flippin-tastically beautiful day and an even more beautiful evening! I was completely surprised, taken back, thrilled, and happy/nervous/excited all at the same time and wish I could remember more from that whirlwind moment! For someone obsessed with photos and capturing moments, it's rather ironic that both of our phones AND our camera batteries were all dunzo at the time he asked me to marry him! And truthfully, I kind of like it that way!
There were no interruptions to our celebratory moments! No phone calls, no 'wait I need a picture' moments, nada. Just raw emotion and love and tears and celebrations between none other than the 2 of us in a beautiful setting with views of Central Park, the Hudson River, and the entire 360 degree NYC skyline from 70 floors above during sunset. It was over 8 years from the moment he had asked me to be his girlfriend to the moment he asked me to be his wife. And today, that was already 3 years ago! I certainly don't need photos to remember what it felt like to know we were excited to spend the rest of our lives together as husband and wife.
A celebratory day indeed! Cheers all around. And special thanks to everyone in my life who makes it so very special :) I'm surely loved and hope you all feel it right back atcha! :)
3 years since he asked me to spend the rest of our lives together :)
My 26th birthday was spent alongside my sweet baby girl, my momma, and my husband (who is away this month and wasn't supposed to be here but was!)
*Someone* needs their hair did...Reg, where ya at?!
I'm officially old. Ha. No, I'm totally not. However, 26 is 'over the hill' for your 20's!
25 was a wonderful year for me - I became a momma! And we celebrated our first wedding anniversary! I certainly have much to be thankful for and can only hope 26 will bring wonderful things our way as well.
How did I celebrate 26? Just a little Dunkin Donuts, play time with my kiddies, hanging with the momma (whom I congratulated for becoming a 4th time momma to one amazing child 26 years ago!),
And you know how I know I'm a big girl these days?! Nothing to do with the fact that I'm a wife, mother, etc. BUT, I drank an iced coffee AND tried a mussel today. Ha..things I don't ever do. That's some big girl status right there.
Today certainly made up for my could-have-been-better kinda day yesterday
Spending my birthday alongside my little family today was just what I wanted.
And one other fun fact about May 1st? We got engaged on this very special day 3 years ago on 'Top of the Rock' in NYC. It was a fan-flippin-tastically beautiful day and an even more beautiful evening! I was completely surprised, taken back, thrilled, and happy/nervous/excited all at the same time and wish I could remember more from that whirlwind moment! For someone obsessed with photos and capturing moments, it's rather ironic that both of our phones AND our camera batteries were all dunzo at the time he asked me to marry him! And truthfully, I kind of like it that way!
There were no interruptions to our celebratory moments! No phone calls, no 'wait I need a picture' moments, nada. Just raw emotion and love and tears and celebrations between none other than the 2 of us in a beautiful setting with views of Central Park, the Hudson River, and the entire 360 degree NYC skyline from 70 floors above during sunset. It was over 8 years from the moment he had asked me to be his girlfriend to the moment he asked me to be his wife. And today, that was already 3 years ago! I certainly don't need photos to remember what it felt like to know we were excited to spend the rest of our lives together as husband and wife.
A celebratory day indeed! Cheers all around. And special thanks to everyone in my life who makes it so very special :) I'm surely loved and hope you all feel it right back atcha! :)
Cheers to 26..
Goodnight Moon!