.: the big two-eight :.

Today is my day! The day that I celebrate my 28th birthday. Dang, I am getting old. (I really just said that to make you truly "older" people shake your head and feel worse... LOL!) I had an brief discussion with my mother this morning about how birthdays from here on out (actually even as far back as my 25th) only get more depressing and anti-climactic. I am experiencing a touch of that today. About the only things that I have done so far exciting are that I went for a walk around my old neighborhood with my parents, ate dessert for breakfast, and received serenades from various relatives. There are nice meals in store for me today, but no real parties (outside of the one I had yesterday with the Mueller's). I have yet to receive a gift but I guess they will all appear tonight at our fancy dinner in Bellingham.

What does it feel like to be 28? Exciting... because I still have so much life to live (granted I do in fact live to be old, I mean really old). A mystery... because I have no idea where I will be a year from now (which for the most part is full of expectation and freedom to blaze new paths, or enter into different journeys through unexpected situations). Thought-provoking... because the large parties I used to throw on these days have officially become a thing of the past. The friends that I used to celebrate with are scattered and silent. To be honest, I am one of those people who longs for this day to come... only to, when the day finally arrives, flop down in a chair and turn on the TV in the middle of the afternoon, wondering what I could do to celebrate by myself (everyone is either busy, at work, or away, so my options are limited). I mean, after all, how many places still give away free stuff on birthdays? Really, only restaurants... and a brotha can only eat so much grub on his one day in order to scam the food industry!

There is a party with my Regent friends planned for this Wednesday (thanks to my good friend, Wendy) back up in Vancouver (I am home for this special weekend), so I am sure that will be closer to the sort of thing I was anticipating for today. But for the most part, this day is an internal rejoicing of how exciting it is to be alive, and an opportunity to be with close friends and family, as well as take in what it means to be at this age and be where I am today...

But decorated gifts and good food are always fun to take part in too!