birthdays and clever boasts

today is my birthday.



via {Salisbury cathedral}

and one friend lovingly expressed her birthday sentiments via the phrase, "i'm depressed for you." {this of course being in reference to my age and not the glorious fact that today is my birthday.}

getting older is interesting. and to tell you the truth i am not that old...i just turned 23.

yeah i know right?

all of the 'older' ladies sigh with a "you have no idea; you're so young."

while all of my girls from youth group get big puppy eyes and sigh, "i can't wait to be as old as you; you're so cool." {i guess that last part is an embellishment but whatever; my mom and my roommate both think i'm cool so that's enough evidence for me}

all of this birthday/age talk is to say that i'm really excited to be 23. i'm really excited to be living in England right now. i'm really excited to be experiencing new things and living in the life and season God has placed me in now.

this has taken a while to accept.

and has taken years to actually put into practice. but each year i'm sure i will gain more insight and more wisdom and obviously more candles to my cake.



via {amazing birthday cake thank you lbk}

so happy birthday to me and to all of the other lovelies born on November the 2nd.

and i know you're out there BECAUSE i met one of them today--his name is Vince. and He turned 42 today. He was celebrating at the pub where we ate lunch.


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He wished me a happy birthday, kissed my hand, offered me a drink {i declined} and then proceed to have me read a text message he had received from his son earlier that morning--it read:

"Happy Birthday Fatboy"


He laughed heartily, patted his stomach, and said something to the effect of "I guess I am a bit of a fat boy round the middle..."

oh how i do love the English. :)


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cheers,

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