today i turn 25 years old. i don’t really have much to say on the matter except that i’m really surprised to be so old, and michael is even more, more, more so. he has spent the past week saying, “i just CAN’T believe you are going to be 25!”
and yes, he is two years older than me.
and now, 25 things (or groups of things) that i love:
1. really blue skies with very white clouds
2. museum gift shops with pop-up books and pretty wrapping paper and fancy stationery
3. old, creaky libraries and sitting hidden on the floor in an aisle to decide on a book
4. shirley temples with extra cherries
5. manicured nails and pedicured toes and massages
6. meeka’s total disregard for my personal space
7. mckinley’s 100 ways she can move her ears and eyes to express exactly what she’s feeling
8. really good (and really white) bread with pure and salty butter
9. easy, summer dresses that don’t have to be ironed
10. creamy coffee ice cream in a sugar cone
11. my baby blanket, which i still sleep with between my pillow and my head
12. the smell of old report cards
13. farmers’ markets and flea markets and etsy
14. oreos, but just the cookie part
15. michael, my husband, who is incredibly funny – both when he’s trying, and when he’s not
16. my big family and our big meals. my dad who thinks he’s still 25. and my mom who finds 34 hours in every 24-hour day. and my brothers, who will fight for an hour over $3, or a piece of pizza, or a point in tennis, but who also can’t spend a day apart.
17. my wedding and engagement rings which i still stare at like i just got them yesterday
18. a nightgown and clean sheets and just one pillow that is neither too fluffy nor too flat
19. typography and beautiful handwriting and calligraphy
20. brunch buffets with mountains of fresh fruit (especially pineapple)
21. movie theater popcorn had with drinks and candy smuggled in in a big purse (my abuela did it, so you can’t say it’s wrong.)
22. warm copies fresh from the machine
23. bungalows with built-in bookshelves and old, wavy glass
24. slightly burnt cookies and incredibly cold milk
25. hot tea with lots of sugar and in a pretty cup
(iguazu falls, argentina)
*and one to grow on…
26. all of my good friends, near and far. 🙂
