First off, why in the heck am I blogging on my birthday? Oh yeah, because it's just another day--that just happens to be the day I was born! My day has started off wonderfully so far, Grace let Mommy get an extra 30 minutes of sleep this morning,I had a better-than-normal cup of coffee, the dogs aren't being too nuts, my Mom and Leslie are coming in to town so Dan and I can have a date night, and I actually had enough basil to harvest it and freeze it. (Sorry, I'm such a big dork when it comes to plants!) Anyways, while enjoying my coffee and listening to Curious George in the background I had some time to reflect on 25, which was by far my most life-changing year of my life.
Being 25 has been wonderful, it marked a quarter of a century of my life. Well, assuming I'll live to 100? Eeek. Okay, let's not think THAT far in advance. Anyways, so during year 25, I've learned a lot about the person that I am...more so, the person that I'm becoming. I'm a Mommy. I'm the future wife of Dan. I'm a daughter. I'm a friend. I have really tried to keep all of those things in line, and really cherish my relationships with people this year. It's been crazy hard, but I manage! With all of those in mind, I've also learned of the type of person that I want to be! I have done things this year that I never thought I could have successfully done. My biggest challenge has been being a mother. Of course it comes "naturally", but everything is definitely not natural. I went from being an insecure, out-of-her-element mother--to being confident, and being able to trust my instinct and trusting the fact that I actually know what's best for that little human being that we're raising. Regardless of all of the hard times (the few months of ZERO sleep, being away from friends and family, and just the daily challenges in life) I have realized that 25 was an invaluable year. I have learned lessons and have taught myself so much. With all of that said, bring it on 26!
