Best birthday ever

I turned 25 last Sunday. It was a pretty big milestone for me--I am officially "mid-twenties," which comes as something of a shock, because I passed from being a teenager into a twenty-something without much fanfare. College ended, marriage started, a baby came, and now BOOM! I'm mid-twenties. In many ways, I still feel like a late teen. I'm not sure what being 25 (or 28 or 32 for that matter) is supposed to feel like! Am I supposed to start dressing differently? Am I supposed to have certain things checked off my life list by now? How do I know what those things are? But anyway, the glaring lack of appropriate rites of passage in our culture is not my present concern. :-)

Matt threw me a birthday party yesterday. Two of our friends hosted it at their house, and a bunch of our friends from church came and brought really good food. Then we just hung out, played games, and talked the whole evening. It was so much fun. I usually don't like being the center of attention--at least for no longer than it takes me to make a pun or tell a quick story. But I felt very loved at the party. It was just a bunch of friends hanging out.

AND I got some really cool presents this year. The most spectacular gift was from Matt. He gave me a gift certificate for an HOUR LONG massage. I still have yet to schedule an appointment. I may save it for mid-terms in a few weeks. Another wonderful...well, not gift, but investment we chose to make, was an elliptical for me (which Matt is currently assembling). This is something I've wanted for years. The only way I can "run" or get a good cardio workout, and now that Abbie naps during my prime work out time, it has been next to impossible to get to the gym to use their elliptical. I'm excited about being able to work out at home now!

So all in all, a spectacular birthday. I'm anticipating a very good 26th year.