yesterday

was so wonderful in every way.  there were so many moments when I had to step back and just take in what was going on because it genuinely made me so happy. 

i opened presents with my amazing boyfriend on my front porch, and i was barefoot and it was sunny. my parents came later in the evening and we put on our fancy clothes and went to one of them fancy harrisonburg restaurants. they served us drinks with icecubs that had a sprig of rosemary frozen inside! they brought me champagne and let me taste it and i saved the bottle forever and ever. 

the dinner was amazing, all local foods so fresh and tasty! we had multiple courses, passing around appetizers saying “try this try this” and there was something about it all so perfect. i’m so lucky i have such a wonderful family who i can share these moments with, and even more so that i can watch my family and my best friend and my boyfriend all enjoy one another.  we ordered four desserts, tina cried happy tears over the smores, my dad was laughing, my brother was carefree, mish was proud, and jacob and i held eachother’s knees under the table.

full of food and champagne, we ate birthday cake at my lil kitchen table. i blew out all the candles. i was too happy to remember making a wish, so maybe i don’t need anything else right now. when mish, dad, and aaron all left me and my lil roomies all trekked out for some LEGAL drinking on my part…and the embarrassing stories of the evening began!!! embarrassing but wonderful.   being surrounded by friends who all wanted me to live the fullest to my milestone of a birthday! even the waitress joined the fun. at 12:00 i kissed jacob, transferring all the love to his birthday, and wonderfully content with how things were.

this morning i woke up and there were pictures i didn’t remember taking and a video that made me laugh and memories (and not so memories) that will stay etched into my skin forever and ever.