Thirty and Hot!

i celebrated turning the big 3-0 last night and even though i had been dreading it for some time, the night turned out to be much more fun than i could have ever imagined. it was pretty much the perfect birthday celebration for me being surrounded not only with my close friends here but also the fact that i was able to spend part of the night with jon and james made it that much better. it was the perfect way to end the crazy and hectic week that ive been having since labor day weekend.

its so cliche but all the things you hear about why 30 is the new 20 is true and i say this as a newly minted 30 year old for the past forty minutes or so. this past year has been one of the toughest and held some of the most lows ive experienced in quite a while but at the same time, it has also been one of self-growth and learning that i am a lot stronger than i thought and that at the end of the day, i actually really like myself. sounds so stupid i know but there was a brief period where i felt really lost and unsure of who i was and it took me months to finally get to the point now where i am feeling comfortable in my own skin, self-confident and just happy with life in general. this is where the cliche part comes in.

through all of this, the part that i am the most grateful for is that ive been able to forge deeper and stronger friendships with old friends which have proven to be invaluable to me and provided the support system that i needed. one in particular who without him, im not quite sure i could be at the same place that i am at now and for that i will always be grateful. ive also made new friends that have only added to making my time here in sf that much more fun and the past couple of months has been filled with trips, activities and new experiences that has contributed to me going into my 30's more confident, more content and most importantly, more in tune with myself than i ever have been and am grateful to everything in the past year in getting me to where i am today.

im excited to see whats ahead for my 30's and the past week has been the perfect way to end my 20's with a bang and thats all a girl (or woman now i suppose) could ask for.