[LiteraryLark]

I am turning 26 tomorrow!!! I am a winter solstice baby. Then after my birthday, a four day countdown to Christmas!

The one thing I look forward to every year is receiving a birthday song phone call from my grandparents. It's honestly the best part of my birthday because my grandparents are so special to me and I grin from ear to ear and just feel so special, even in my angsty/moody teens I loved hearing this birthday song from them. It's a blessing.

Tomorrow my parents and I are going to go see the new Mary Poppins and I'm very excited to see it. I requested breakfast at Pig n Pancake, Poor Man Stew for dinner, and carrot cake and ice cream for dessert. For my birthday outfit I picked out a pretty blue dress, black leggings, a leather jacket and black ankle boots. I originally picked it out as an outfit to go to the casino with a friend with, but those plans fell through. More likely than not it will be cold and rainy, but who cares, it's mah birfday and I want to look my best!

In the past, my birthday has always been a celebration of life. I have a history of

Possible trigger:

SI and suicidal/self-destructive thoughts

and on my birthday, I'd privately reflect back on where I've been, where I've come from, and feel a sense of pride that I made it one more year. Now, I think, I can put that history behind me, and instead of reflecting on the years and looking back, celebrate and dream about what this next year, the future, will hold. I have a LOT to look forward to, Christmas, my friends visiting, school starting, improving in my job, becoming an independent and responsible adult, becoming financially stable enough to move out and provide for my cat and future dog/other pets, and dream about my future career. I want to look back less and look forward more, that's my whole "new year, new me"

Happy birthday to me, and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

[Travelinglady]

What fun! Sounds wonderful! Merry Christmas to you, too, LL! And Happy, Happy Birthday!

[healingme4me]

Sounds like a fantastic way to celebrate! Happy Birthday!

[LiteraryLark]

I’m officially 26!!! Woooooohooooo!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🎉🎈🎁🍾🥂🍰

[Unrigged64072835]

Hope you have a happy birthday and Winter Solstice!

[LiteraryLark]

Today has been fantastic.

I initially wanted to update that on Facebook I read an article talking about the night sky for the winter solstice, and when I left the movies I saw a stunning full moon in exceptional largeness as it rose into the night's sky. It was so beautiful! For the next two nights we will be presented with a meteor shower, look up at the sky and enjoy it, that's my birthday wish for you.

I had the rare opportunity to spend my birthday in beautiful weather. It was warm enough to wear my dress. My mom took pictures, and we took some selfies before our brunch outing and another with my dad included at Pig n Pancake. I will respect their privacy by not posting photos of them, but I'll share a couple she took....





The new Mary Poppins was terrific, I absolutely loved it. I felt bad for my Dad, it was sooooo not his type of movie, but he liked it...hahaha. I got two paychecks today plus a holiday bonus which was awesome, I got a birthday song from my grandparents which made me so happy and a phone call from my brother which meant so much to me. My mom is making the family favorite Poor Man Stew, a recipe from my great-grandma that has its roots back in the Great Depression...that's four generations of families making this stew, and I'm happy to have it for my birthday. Lots of birthday wishes today. I was very happy to get my first ever PC birthday shout out in the Kudos sub-forum from raging vortex today. Thank you raging vortex, that meant a lot to me.

I had a great birthday today. Thank you for all the birthday wishes!