I can honestly day that I never thought this day would come... it just seemed so far in the distant future...
But it's here, it's really here. What happened?? I feel like I'm still 18... or do I? Up until now I felt like I was still 18 but suddenly, maybe not? But really? I'm officially...
in my mid twenties.......................................
TWENTY FIVE!!! That's getting up there people! I can no longer say that I am in my early twenties, which feels so nice to say. Not a teen... yet not old. Ya, I'm getting into the old category... or maybe I have a few more years till I am in the old category??? I can now rent a car by myself... the next age related thing I have to look forward to is when I turn 55 and can get the senior discount at Ross...
Twenty four was really good to me...
- I became a mother.
- I conquered my fear of driving stick shifts when we bought one, and I was forced to learn, and not ruin the new car.
- Became a "homeowner" even though I own nothing...
- I lost 67 lbs, which I feel is a big accomplishment.
- I successfully made dinner for my husband almost every single night, which was something new to me.
- I got a clearer picture of who "Meg" really is, or wants to be, or is becoming...
Yes, twenty four was good. But today I will wave it good bye and open my arms to whatever twenty five has to offer...
If you are reading this (yes I'm talking to YOU), as the birthday girl for the day I ask for you to send some good twenty five vibes my way. Leave a comment with something amazing, wonderful, empowering, lovely that happened in your life when you were twenty five. Or, if you are not yet LUCKY enough to be twenty five, what is something that you hope to happen, accomplish, do, become when you are twenty five...
My mom said that she thinks that twenty five is the perfect age... I guess we will find out.
**photo courtesy of Flickr
24 comments:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Sorry, I forgot, something amazing that happened to me at 25, well that was a long time ago for me and two kids later I have lost my brain so hopefully... Oh, I just thought of something, that was the year I moved to Hawaii and that was the year I married AARON!!! 25 was an awesome year for me!
not quite there yet, and hi.. i stumbled here from blog hopping. happy birthday to you.. and i enjoyed the '55 ross discount' statement. awesome.
25 has been a great year for me!! I hope it is for you too!
So far, 25 has been AWESOME!! I think the best is being a mom of 2 (I know, I had 2 before I was 25) because it's a great learning experience for ME!
I hope you have an awesome birthday - you'll have to let us all know what Trent gets you...he always does so good with your gifts :)
Happy birthday friend!!!!!
Happy Birthday Meg!!! Twenty five was one of my favorite ages thus far. I got engaged and married to my best friend. I also got an awesome job that I love and was officially done with school that year. I feel that life only gets better and more clearer with age so bring it on!
happy happy birthday!!!!!!
Happy Birthday, Meg!!! I've been 25 for five months and so far the best thing that has happened to me has been going back to school. Love ya! I'm glad you were able to accomplish so much in your 24th year.
Happy Birthday Meg! Welcome to the twenty-five year old club! I just joined about a month ago, but I am loving it so far! In this club you get a renewed sense of self! It comes with the realization that you are not a teen anymore, and satisfacion in the fact that you would never want to be one again! In this club you get to, not only see how far you have come, but look forward to all that you know you are still capable of! Life is good in this club!
Happy Birthday! I can't believe I'll be 27 in March! *sigh* seriously, where have the years gone? Anyways, a great thing that happened to me when I was 25? That was a huge turning point for me. That year I realized what it meant to be a grown-up. I learned what it meant to be a good wife. I reconnected with my Father in Heaven and my husband. 25 was a hard year, but the most growth ever was achieved in my life that year.
Happy Birthday!! You make me feel old!! :) Lets see at 25 we got pg with our first baby and I was working full time and for at least part of that year really loved my job. Wow that seems so long ago!! I hope you have a great 25th year!!
Happy Birthday, Hope its great!!
Happy Happy Birthday Meggie dear! (Did I just call you Meggie?) I hope you have a great day, and that 25 is an awesome year for you! I'm still 24, but my goals for when I'm 25 are to have a baby! That's about all. I should really be more ambitious.
25... Oh, I hope to accomplish alot by then. Maybe Chris will be in his last year of med school? Maybe. Maybe we will own our own home/condo/townhouse/something? Maybe. Maybe I can have a couple more kidos? Maybe. I guess we shall see.
I hope all your 25-year-old dreams come true!!
by 25?? i hope by the time i am 25 that i:
a) am a mother
b) am a homeowner ;)
c) have a better concept of who karen really is..
(sorry i am copyin' your answers...your list is amazing!)
25 was a good year for me.
Graduated from college, learned how to surf, and got married to the best guy ever.
It was great year.
Happy Birthday Meg! 25 will be a great year...if you make it one! I will be twenty six in October, so I have been 25 for almost a year. (I didn't realize you were so much younger than me.)I think like you I am understanding myself better each year, and becoming more and more the person I want to be! The biggest thing that happened for me this year was becoming a business owner! Russ and I started our own financial planning company.
Happy Birthday Beautiful!!
The year I was 25 was amazing. I decided several 'adult' things that year. 1)I decided I needed to start dating guys who I would want to marry. 2)I needed to start wearing clothes that were modest. 3)I started to make plans to live in London for two years after I was finished with the work I was doing. 4)I met Dale. 5)I changed my London plan. 6)I realized that there was someone more important than myself and that he loved me.
25 was awesome! and 26, and 27, and 28.... Enjoy!! Life only gets better with age.
What blows me away is that it's been 25 years ago since I left the "Knot's Landing" season opener to go to the hospital to have you before I gave birth to you on the livingroom floor.
You are a delight and I am grateful to have been your Mom all this time.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Meg! First off, WOW on all your accomplishments when you were 24! You inspire me to do more! I hope that the year ahead will bring you great joys and memories!
Happy birthday! Hopefully 25 will bring motherhood to me, but only time will tell. Best wishes for the coming 30 years until the Ross discount kicks in.
Megan,
First of all, Happy Birthday! I saw your link on Julie's blog and I was so excited. You have a cute little family. Stacey (Lewis) Dodds
This year being 25, I have finally decided to pick myself up and brush off all the rubish that life has dealt me and get on with it! I got my Master's Degree, moved into my own downtown apartment and finally let my heart love again.
Happy birthday Meg!
happy day!!!
25 was this year for me too....I freaked out!! it DOES seem so old.....mid twenties....so weird!
but....I'm loving it. I'm finding who I am. What I like. what I want. I've always known my little family is what is most important to me....but this year I FEEL it. It feels wonderful!
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