Somebody had a birthday yesterday – ME!
No longer am I a young thing of merely 27 years of age. (I guess I’ll need to update my about me page!) As far as birthday’s go, yesterday was the shizz! I declared that what I wanted for my birthday was to do whatever the eff I wanted. So that’s what I did. The day’s activities included:
- A 5 mile run with Geronimo. (The picture above was taken pre-run.)
- Guzzling down a strawberry-mango-banana smoothie.
- Enjoying a hot (our water here gets really hot!), long shower.
- Painting my nails.
- Watching Pretty Little Liars online.
- Taking an epic nap.
- Getting gussied up and having Tex-Mex with my main man for dinner.
- Wrapping up the night with some TV watching and an ice cream sandwich.
I know that Tex-Mex fod in Germany might not sound appealing, but there is a great place really close to where we live called Tortuga’s. We have never been there, but we heard good things about it. Being Texans through and through, we had to try it out.
This is what good food looks like.
Stephen and I both had enchiladas (chicken for him, cheese and onion for me). We both thought the food was muy bien, and we plan to return for more Tex-Mex eats.
So what deep wisdom have I learned over the last year? Hmm…I feel like last year was a lot about resiliency. I faced plenty of hard things (deployment, marathon training, reintegration, moving to a new country), and none of them kept me down. Do I feel more resilient? Not really. Is that one of things a person can actually feel? The hard things that lay ahead (another PCS across the ocean and many unknowns) scare me just as much as all the hard things I faced in the past. I don’t have the fighting spirit of, “I ran a marathon/survived deployment/moved to Germany, I can do anything!” Maybe I should, but I don’t.
I will say that last year, I felt so old. I think it was the combination of work plus being in the middle of deployment, that I just felt like I had been wrung through the ringer. This year, I feel young. I feel like I’m ready to take on some big things (writing a novel! aiming for Boston!). I feel rejuvenated. I feel ready to make 28 my biotch! I guess maybe that is resilience cloaked in determination.
Imagine I’m smiling off into the distance (as if it is the future) and not down at my enchiladas.
Not exactly words of wisdom, but I’m feeling positive about the future, so I count that as a win!*
Happy Birthday!!! Welcome to the 28 club
Haha! Thanks!*
Happy Birthday – again! I accomplished one of my best things ever when I was 28 – I had you
. Not on par with novel writing or Boston, but I think a pretty good world contribution overall.
Aww, thanks, Mom! Although, you did tell me the same thing last year.*
Awww, HAPPY BIRTHDAY (late)!!
Thanks!*
Happy birthday! 28 is a good number. I hope you have a really wonderful year!
Also…that plate o’ tex mex looks pretty tasty. I’m glad you got to celebrate your birthday doing the things you love to do.
Thank you! Oh my gawd, the food was delicious. I savored every bite!*
Happy Birthday!!!!
As a fellow Texan, I am super excited you found decent Tex-Mex in Germany. That is a food group I probably couldn’t live without!
I agree whole heartedly! Tex-Mex falls in the necessity category!*
Happy Birthday!!! 28 is my favorite number so I had a little chat with it and it told me that it was going to make your year a great one!
Something I probably know but forget… is Stephen older or younger?
Thank you for the well wishes and for talking to 28 for me! Hehe!
And Stephen is a smidge younger than I. He was born in June but the year after me, making me the older woman. Scandalous!*
hahaha I love that
Happy belated birthday, Amy! How awesome that y’all found good tex-mex in Germany!!
Thanks, Jamie!*
Happy Birthday
Sounds like you have a very exciting year ahead though! And I NEED that plate of delicious!!
Everyone needs that deliciousness! Haha! I had almost forgotten how good Tex-Mex is. That’s just so wrong.*
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy BIRTHDAY to you, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like u gad a fabulous day!!!! Great looking mexican food, who woula thought that was possible in Germany!!
The day was just what the doctor ordered. And I had my doubts about tex-mex in Germany. It might help that this place is owned and operated by Americans.*
First of all, happy belated birthday!!
Sounds like you had the perfect YOU-day!! I just know that whatever lies ahead is nothing compared to some to the things you accomplished this past year. I mean seriously..deployment, marathon training, and moving across the world…yeah that’s pretty intense! You are amazingly strong and I know you can do anything. Plus as selish as it is, I’m a little bit excited about your future move. Just sayin’!
Awww, Thanks, Linzi! And you know…the move is starting to grow on me. There’s a lot to look forward to this year!*
Happy birthday! Here’s to an awesome year
That Mexican food looks mighty tasty!
Thank you!*
Oh no, I missed it. Happy belated birthday!