Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. The Earth goes around the sun, and at approximately the same point (relative to the sun) every year, we celebrate birthdays. Today was mine. I am now 30 years old.
Some people are surprised by this. Apparently I appear younger, commonly people believe I am around 26 or 27. I suppose that's good, but I really don't mind. I actually don't pay that much attention to how old I am. Once I hit around 24 or so, it just seemed so much less relevant. Of course, even without a big age-consciousness, 30 is still one of those milestones, and I suppose worth paying attention to.
Still, I don't feel like it. Part of this is that I am in graduate school, and this means I'm around younger people a lot. On top of that, I'm about to embark on a profession I really love and am excited about. I have met and befriended some of the best people on the planet, and I'm privileged to have them in my life. I also am in better physical shape than I ever have in my life, or at worst, since high school. It helps a lot to be non-stressed about aging when you lost 30 pounds two years ago and have pretty much kept it off. Plus I'm planning on a half-marathon in September, which I never thought I could do. Sure I'm single, never married, and have had few long-term prospects, but that doesn't bother me that much, usually. (Though the longer it goes on, the more others get uncomfortable, I think. MackenzieMom, for example, would probably like to see me safely in a relationship--though not at the expense of my grades and career.) I have my moments of insecurity, as we all do, but I'm overall pretty satisfied with my life.
So that's my little retrospective. Tomorrow, the usual schedule resumes: I get up early (about 4:30), run 6-8 miles, go to the law school at 7, study/class/edit, then go home (or, just for tomorrow, go to a law school picnic). It's satisfying, engaging work, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Well, maybe hanging out with some of those great people some more. But that's it.
Happy Birthday, Byron. ;)
I wish you all the happiness in the world.
Happy Birthday...just a lil bit late!
I didn't see that my comment got through on the last post, so trying again.
Happy Birthday -- may you have *many* more -- and good luck with this 3L year. I'm certain your parents are *very* proud!