Yesterday was my birthday. I am 21!
The most important thing about my birthday is that it SNOWED.
It's the first time since we moved here that it's snowed on my birthday. On Saturday my parents gave me my first birthday present and I also saw my first snow driving over the pass to visit a friend. It has felt like Christmas ever since. I wish I knew what it is about this season that makes it so impossible to be unhappy. Is it just all the good associations, or do cold weather and corny Christmas music really have the powers to bestow joy on their own? Who knows.
On my sixteenth birthday I got a copy of Stepping Heavenward from my mom, which is now my all time favorite book. It's the fictional journal of a girl growing up in the 1800's beginning on HER sixteenth birthday. I've read it almost every year since then, and yesterday I just happened to be at the part where Katy turns twenty one. I always like to compare myself to Katy because we are very similar in temperment and she sets a really good example while still managing to be almost painfully realalistic. It's both encouraging and inspiring. I feel like I'm living her life, just in a different time period. Except that she gets married the day after her twenty first birthday, and today I'm... well, not getting married. :-P
Also, I got a camera for my birthday! So now I can make picture posts.
Of course, this makes it far too tempting to dress up in all the new hair things I also got for my birthday and take pictures of myself.
This is a bad habit to get into, I'm afraid.
Ok, I must admit... When I read the title of your post, I had to go and listen to Dynamite. :-) Thanks for a four minute hit of cheerful music.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Happy Birthday! I had no idea! Many Happy Returns. :) I'm glad your day went well.
SO fun to have snow on your birthday. I feel so dumb: here I was texting you the day after your birthday and I didn't even remember to wish you happy birthday. (Which, I'm too ashamed to state, I didn't even remember on the actual day) I'm sorry. One of these years I'm going to come up with a system for birthdays, which helps me to remember everybody! Love you.
ReplyDeleteDo I have to call you Miss Watts now that you're a full fledged adult? ;-)
Emilie- if you like that song, you HAVE to look up "Love The Way You Lie" by Sam Tsui on YouTube. He does a mash up of three songs that is very show-tunesy and brilliant. :-) And thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh, not to worry Julie- we're really bad about keeping relatives birthdays too! I'm just glad we got to talk- it's been FOREVER. No, don't call me Miss Watts, I hate that. :-)
So. This particular post completely reminds me of that earthworm book we read at Comstock's bookstore when we went there together before the benefit concert.
ReplyDelete"Today, I taught spider how to dig and spider taught me how to walk upside down. Worms can't walk upside down."
ROTFL. and happy birthday (late) (again).
:D
and CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!
Ah, I forgot about that! When we have babies, Kacy, we have to buy that book for each other. :-)
ReplyDeleteYAY FOR CHRISTMAS!!
I can't believe you're 21!! And the snow was awesome :) I hope we get more!!
ReplyDeleteLove ya so much Emily!
Happy Birthday!
(and yes, it is impossible to be sad with all this Christmas cheer and excitement floating around ;) )
oh, is the pink picture tissue paper?
ReplyDeleteYes it is, and thank you!
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