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Happy Birthday to me....yay.
April 03, 2007Officially....sometime in the 7:20-30 a.m. time....it was my birthday.
April 3rd, 1979...I'm officially 28 years old today.
Last year...I wasn't really happy about it....this year is different. I have no reason whatsoever to be glum about turning another year older.
In fact...I'm in a pretty good mood today. So much so, that I even found "They say it's your birthday" to put as the song on my myspace page. Normally...that's not the response I have.
I'm not sure why specifically I feel different about this one. Maybe it's because now more than ever, I feel like I have control over the decisions I can make in my life. I dunno...maybe it's simply because I have a great group of good friends that I know wishes me well today.
Josh, Ricardo, Whitney, Sara, Anthony, Aaron, Andy, Zach, Ashlea, Gary and a whole bunch of others who will send me their best wishes. It's a feeling I haven't had in a long time, knowing that I matter.
I spent Sunday and Monday at home with the family, which is where you should spend part of every birthday in my opinion. We had fun, ate dinner and generally kind of hung out.
My youngest sister Kristin is up in Kansas at school, but I fully expect to get a phone call from her at some point today. If she doesn't, I know it's because she was busy, and that's perfectly okay too.
I suppose...if I had to try and sum it up so far this morning...I'd have to say that I'm completely content with everything. I have achieved closure with big chunks of my past, some more recent than others, and it's as if a huge weight has been lifted. I am back to living MY life.
One of the girls I dated way back in high school sent me a message in reguards to a goofy photo of myself I had posted and said that "was the Jason I knew and loved." Funny...the most important part of those little words wasn't me wondering if she loved me....but if I had actually made it back to the Jason I was 10 years ago. I have always said that was one of my goals...I wanted to be the same kind of guy I used to be. Fun-loving and without a care in the world.
I know I'm older and "wiser" now than I was at 18. I have the scars to prove my life hasn't been a well-paved path like I had hoped....and I know that I can't take back those years I threw away.
But I can't help but feel like I'm on a new path....starting today. The day I turned 28.
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So...what HAVE I done thus far today. Well, I just dropped $525 on new tires for my car. Good lord, I can't even begin to tell you the difference it makes. It's one of those feelings you either just go "Yep, I know that feeling, it's awesome"....or you get rid of your car before you have to change tires.
Also...today was the day that I committed to getting a membership at the YMCA like I wanted to 3 months ago. I will be in shape. I will work hard to get there, because I deserve it. So by my 29th birthday...I'm going to be freaking ripped. I'll have to beat the girls off with a stick.
But the eventual potential highlight of today....I'm going rattlesnake hunting for the paper.
I'm scared of snakes, maybe even more than Indiana Jones....but I'm going because I suggested it for a project. At least I'll get to be outdoors, which is the best thing possible in my world.
Birthday Day Updates will follow.....
Posted by Jason Palmer at 10:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Comments
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! I'll pass on the snakes... and I bet my Indiana Jones fear can out do your Indiana Jones fear.
