Anyways, it is the day before my 27th birthday. My birthday eve if you will. I was looking at my living room while watching another episode of Top Gear (British version) as I so frequently do and I saw this:
We bought this for our son a year ago for his second birthday. And then I noticed this on our side table:
This is his Elmo bag and on that hook is the Skeeter hat his Uncle "Hipp" gave him for Christmas that he wears everywhere. If I would have snapped a picture, you would also see the stack of mail on the table, the random blankets laying around every room and floor that my dog and running companion burrows in, the stack of dishes that lays in wait in the sink, and the laundry, folded in baskets, waiting to be put away. My house is full of projects and tasks yet to be completed.
But it dawns on me tonight: my house is also full of a family that played with the dog, laughing, until the dog was too tired to move. It is full of a family that laughed until our faces hurt. It is full of a family that had a 30 minute serious and in depth conversation about who is who on the Island of Sodor (Thomas the Tank is big in these parts - Googling was involved). It is full of a family that looks forward to family movie night that usually happens to be pizza night too.
I am BLESSED!
I am turning 27 tomorrow and entering my late 20s officially. For a very long time, I haven't enjoyed my birthday. I view it as just another day not to be noticed or marked by anything really. But for this birthday, after really seeing the things and people in my life, I am grateful. I cannot wait for the next year of my life.
26 has been hard. I have been tested and tried countless times. But every time I have found the good (even for the things that have followed me into 27). I have an amazing husband who is attempting to bake me a cake at this moment. I have a son who amazes me daily with how much he knows and who he is becoming. I have a dog who is a better person than most of the people I know.
I love my family. I love my life. I may get things wrong every so often. I may have dirty floors and unwashed laundry. I may have toys everywhere and dusty furniture. I may act ungrateful and frustrated. I have a dog that barks at everything and anything and a son that has his major "Hulk" moments. But I have happiness and joy. I have unconditional love with no strings attached. I have a happy family with crazy memories and inside jokes.
For 27, I am done with pretenses and appearances. I am who I am and that is pretty awesome. I am going to embrace this next year. I thank God for everything he has given me. I would be nothing without Him.
So join me in embracing a new year! A new outlook. A new beginning!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Kathy
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