Yesterday, was my birthday. I am now, officially "halfway to fifty"+ one year. Oddly enough, when I woke up, my back reminded me that I am getting "old". (Either that, or the fact that my mattress was $100.00 from BigLots...) It's weird turning a year older and feeing like I'm not indeed "wiser", but slightly lost.
The past little bit has been rough. While the majority of my friends (old/new) have either graduated from the college of their choice, working a lucrative career, and/or married/in a committed relationship...I'm, here.
Shitty circumstances aside, I am a lucky girl. I have a wonderful, crazy family, a small but trusted group of friends and my livelihoods. I have a lot to be thankful for. Although I can't help but wishing somethings were slightly "tweaked". We'll see. Things tend to unfold, as they should.
Cameron and I ended up going to Paradise Bakery for dinner. (If you ever go, get the sandwiches, they're great. The salads, not so much...) Afterwards, we stopped by his mom's house to say hello and see the "animalia". I thoroughly enjoyed spending some time with his mom, Omallie (cat), Sammy (cat), Sarah (cat), Hannah (cat), Chester (dog), Spud (tortoise) and Cosmo (bird). Plus, his mom made some fabulous cookies. :)
We then decided to go out to the "tunnels" along I-215. After "trapezing", barefoot vs. falling in my heels, down a beam in order to get to the tunnel, we turned on the flashlight. The tunnels were filled, floor to ceiling, in grafitti. Apparently, he and his friends used to paint in these tunnels, years ago. After getting the, "If something big falls on you, kill it as fast as you can", speech, I was good to go. Taking in the simplicity of something that costs nothing, with someone that you genuinely like to spend time with, means everything.
The night was perfect. I wouldn't have wanted to spend it any other way.
Plus, on the positive; unlike last year, I didn't get left at a bar. :)
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