Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings Oh My!

Sept 8th I officially entered into my mid-twenties. It was a LITTLE less painful than i had expected. Bc i guess i realized im pretty much where i thought i*de be at 25 when i was younger? KINDA??? Well, whatever I thought...where i AM is an OK place to be in life. Though I dont have my successful career in full swing, I DO have an amazing Fiance, a house (two houses actually! in two different states!), a car (a NICE car!), little naminals that make me smile and laugh every day, un-wavering family and friends back at home and a world full of possibilities. I*m ok. 25 IS ok. I have a LOT to be thankful for.

~I also got packages on my door step, cards in the mail, parties at home and in VA, and lots of REALLY sweet novel length texts on my birthday...it was really more than i had expected and meant a lot. DJ decorated our backyard with string lights, lit the tiki torches, put music on and set up a table for two with candles all over the place for dinner. After dinner and dessert I took turns dancing with DJ and Rambo and then we all heading inside to watch the movie DJ and I had watched the first time we ever hung out...Oh wait...the movie was the night after for our one year anniversary!! sorry! HAHAHA We also finally went mountain biking to Mt Vernon (16.27miles)! Beautiful BEAUTIFUL bike paths...it pretty much seemed like you were biking along the shores of Maine, then all of a sudden you were biking through a topical jungle, then back to Maine...lol.
. . . . . . . ......... .. . On the motorcycle in Old Town Alexandria w/ Cat & Paul

Well let*s see....
We*re going to have another super-packed weekend coming ... friday after dj gets out we will be heading back upstate, Sat a.m. we will be checking out one of my possible wedding locations, and taking at least some "engagement" pix there, then running back home to get changed for amy and john*s wedding that evening. The NEXT day, we will be heading to Apple Fest and will get to see Amandaaaa and FINALLY get to stuff our faces with apple cider doughnuts we*ve been craving!!!! (I LOVE CELEBRATING LIFE MILESTONES!!!)

Talking about stuffing my face reminds me I haven*t mentioned that I DID get a membership at Xsport, and absolutely love it.

What i also love, is hearing that a lot of good things are happening in the lives of the people i love so much :)