I have been having mixed feelings about this. I love birthdays. I love having a whole day to feel special and dedicated to you, but I can’t fight off this apprehension I have of becoming one more year older.
Twenty four was an amazing year. It was actually golden. I found the courage to quit my job, seriously entertained the idea of going back to school, witnessed my sister getting married, travelled sans parents overseas, got accepted to nursing school, and trained for a half marathon. I really transitioned from lost, post college girl into becoming comfortable with who and where I am in my life.
However, with my last day at twenty four, I am uneasy. This may sound silly, but twenty four was so great and I got everything I wanted, I don’t know how twenty five could top that.
I sadly will not be running my half marathon. I blame it on genetics, literally. I have been having pains in my knees the farther I ran. I thought it was because of the distance, but its because I was running on incline or up hills. I have misaligned knee caps which make my knees stiff and buckle whenever I run on incline. This was truly sad news for me. I have never been a runner and just four months ago I could barely run a mile. I was so proud to have dedicated my time and truly stuck with my training schedule.
So, I guess with that news, I am not off to a good start to twenty five. I wanted to accomplish something big and running a half marathon was a huge challenge for me. I know to not dwell on this and that I do have many exciting things happening in the year. I have a few trips and mini vacations planned out in the next few months that I am really looking forward to, especially my weekend getaway to Jax/Savannah with one of my favs and long-time childhood friend, Mary :)
I am starting another chapter in my life. I go back to school full-time in August which I am over the moon thrilled for. I am going to become a nurse, just like my mama! Speaking of which, my parents come to visit this weekend. I haven’t seen them since November and they rarely come to visit, so I am glad to be spending my actual birthday with them. We will also be celebrating my mom’s birthday which happens to be three days after mine!
Okay, I think I am ready for this. Quarter century age, bring it on.
My early twenty birthdays:
twenty
twenty one
twenty two
twenty three
twenty four
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