:: Captain's Personal Blog ::

Stardate: Tuesday, July 29, 2003

Ruminations on a birthday

Isn't a vocabulary nice? It took me 26 years to get the one that I have today, for better or for worse, and that number is accurate, as of two days ago.

You know, all things considered, it was the best birthday that I have had in a long time. While I didn't get time to spend with my friends, I believe that their thoughts and wishes are with me. Besides, I didn't exactly make it public knowledge, so there!! :)

As it turned out, though, everyone at work treated me stupendously. One colleague baked me a cake which, I later found out, was before she even knew it was my birthday. It feels good to know that you are liked. And, yesterday, the rest of the staff celebrated my birthday by treating me to the biggest Hershey's candy bar I have ever seen. It will take at least a week and a half to finish.

The weekend was nice. My uncle and his girlfriend came to visit for the weekend, with my mom's cousin and his girlfriend coming for a visit on Sunday. Both sets live out of state, so I don't get to see them often. All that with an unusual amount of reflection and nostalgia made the weekend one of the best birthdays I have ever had. It felt good, for some intangible reason. But I am starting to feel the ways in which I am getting older. For some reason today, for example, I realized that I was sitting in a meeting, and it occurred to me just how incredible that would seem to the me of 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago.

I am, as always, thankful for the life that I live, and the people that I know. This past birthday, more than others before, has brought the myriad of feelings to the surface. I have come through it with a continued deep appreciation of my life and everything and everyone in it.

Sap aside, I can't thank everyone enough for being in my life in their many capacities. Happy birthday to me.
:: J 5:00 PM [+] ::
...