Birthday Blessings

Loved. That is how I have felt celebrating my 24th birthday. Sometimes it's easy to feel lonely, forgotten, unimportant, or defeated in life, so it's nice to be reminded that I am indeed loved and appreciated. Which I was so thoughtfully reminded of this past weekend. I thought I had figured out all my birthday presents from Josh...he likes to surprise me, and he always does, but this year I thought I knew all my gifts...which I did. Until he pulls out a package while we're eating at Tucanos. Yep, another surprise. And he can remain crowned King-of-gift-giving.

He contacted over 50 people to write me a letter. If you know me, you know I love letters and cards and stories! Well, I had a whole box full that took me all weekend to read through. And then I read through them again and again, very grateful for the many MANY wonderful people in my life. I was laughing, smiling, choking back tears, and letting the waterworks freely flow as I read through the kind words of my friends and family, reliving the wonderful memories with those I hold dear to my heart. Talk about feeling loved.

So a big thanks to Josh for being so thoughtful in putting this gift together. And a big thanks to everyone who wrote me a letter. I will cherish them forever, and read them often. Your words of love and kindness, and hilarity, and remembrance of past times, and reminding me of the good qualities I have and share, they mean the world to me. :)

Love, Aubs