Birthday Philosophy: Feelin' 22 :D

Today is the day! I have been listening to this song for the past month in preparation for today. J

You may be one of those people who say things like – “Oh, I don’t really celebrate my birthday,” “I don’t need to have people know it’s my birthday,” “blah, blah, blah.” To all you birthday haters out there, I AM NOT ONE OF YOU. I love birthdays! I love MY birthday!There is no denying that I love the attention that comes with birthdays and also any presents involved. I’m also not that person who says – ‘Oh, I don’t need any presents this year.’ Of course I don’t need presents, but I still love them! For example, my roommate Sasha got me a fencing lesson to launch my 3-year-old dream of becoming an epic fencer, who isn't going to love 
that?!
Never have I thought to myself – ‘You know what sounds like a great idea? Deleting my birthday from Facebook so no one knows when I’ve completed another 365 day orbit!”

NOT ONCE.

I completely understand most people don’t remember my birthday on their own – you should have so many more things that take priority over the day I was born two decades ago. I don’t remember your birthday – thank you Lord for Facebook. It isn’t that your birthday isn’t important to me I just have other things that take a much higher priority so I don’t mind a little reminder!

Here is my personal birthday philosophy:

Every December 12^th is like my own personal Thanksgiving.

This is my 22^nd year on this Earth and looking back I have so many awesome things that have happened in my life to be thankful for and celebrate. Once I tried to make a chart with all of the

people I have met just in college and there are so many I got annoyed and had to stop. Also my marker died (the yellow is always the first to go).

I’ve met thousands of people so far and I can’t explain how you impacted me and played a role in shaping who I am.
thankful I am for all of you. You keep my life interesting, you keep me encouraged, and I want you to know that you are/have been a valuable, wonderful part of my life. Even if we don’t speak anymore, at one point in our relationship

God has spent 22 years growing me into such a neat person and has shown me some incredible talents and traits that have made me uniquely, delightfully Hannah.  I am a joy in His eyes (hopefully some others, too!) and darn it all if I’m not going to glorify my Creator and celebrate His work of art that is me at least once a year!

That is worth celebrating!

I will celebrate with enthusiasm until I'm so old my knees give out.

Then I will lie in bed, throwing sprinkles and glitter at passers-by.