It's official... I am getting older...

It's official... I am now the same age as Monica on the first season of Friends.

You have no idea how old that makes me feel (considering I was 13 when the show began!)

My birthday went well; our sushi plans got cancelled Saturday night, but Ryan and I went and grabbed take-out for me instead. Sunday we did lunch at my mom's, attended our friends' daughter's birthday party for a little bit, then did dinner at Dad's.

All in all it was pretty uneventful, but good.

"So no one told you life was gonna be this way.... (cha cha cha cha)"

Small-Town Girl...

I grew up wanting to be anything but a small-town girl... couldn't wait to get out of this town... After high school, I lived in Jacksonville, Fla. for over four years; got to be the poor, college student (now I'm just poor!) and have the time of my life!

I met the most amazing people there...

Yet it took coming home to realize that this is where I'm supposed to be. I was meant to leave, I guess, so that I would appreciate where I came from. And now, for the first time in my life, I can truthfully say that I am completely happy. I've got the greatest husband, the most amazing friends, and a loving, supportive family... and that's all anyone can ever ask for in life.

I realize that nothing will ever be "perfect" ~ at some point my job will suck, there will be drama in my love/family/friend relationships, etc... but I'm happy.

And that's amazing...