Let us celebrate...

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words. - Plautus

i like that. and that's what i intend to do. 31 comes at an odd time this year. not in the sense of the day on the calendar, but in the timing. it almost slips by in the wash of wedding planning, a new album, searching for a place to live, and the lot. but i'm about to turn 31. and i hear the inevitable comments; from the younger-you're old, and from the older-you're young. i guess both are true from their vantage points, but from mine, i'm turning 31. that's all i know it to be. i can't jump ahead to experience a different year, and i can't go back (nor would i want to. i can't remember 18 or 21 that much anymore, and 25 is faded by sweet red wine). so 31, here i am...

i have come to enjoy the wine and words over gifts. while i appreciate the sentiment of a well thought-out gift and the beautiful wrapping, i really just want some time with my loved ones. last year, i was blessed to spend time with two of my best friends, one of whom is now my fiancee. big to-do, fancy evening? not quite. mexican food from puerto nuevo and margaritas at amanda's house. one of the best nights of my life. it ended with a long, front porch conversation with keri rose, while we both partook of a clove cigarette. little did i know that the feelings inside me were mutual. five days later, we went on our first date. and here we are.

this years birthday holds in store the same three people, but this time, heading to charlotte, nc to see ben folds. i am excited. for ben folds, yes. he is amazing. but more for the time with them. my dear friends. people who i love. people who love me. let us celebrate...