I had a really good birthday this year. The weather was beautiful, I had some friend time and some alone time to recharge. I got a lovely massage from my friend and neighbor over at Southern Pines Massage.

I definitely have a lot of “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to” type birthdays. When I was younger, there were many years when I felt disappointed that some sort of unarticulated expectations weren’t met. Now that I’m 36… the only time I teared up was when my dad did his traditional reminiscing about the day I was born: “It was a Sunday afternoon…”

Sometimes it’s overwhelming to feel loved!