34

I have had a wonderful, glorious day.

Although blurry, this photo a mom e mailed me has made me smile a bunch.

There is a sweet 3rd grader hiding under this mask.

She learned Minuet 3 by Bach in two weeks.  

That's kind of a big deal.

In other news:

I'm 34.

I like this because it's a round number and just feels good.

I like this year and the promise it holds.

I don't think I will 'claim' it with a certain word like some of my friends do.

BUT if I were going to pick one word for today it would be confidence.

I feel confident in where I'm heading and who I am becoming.

Probably when I was 20, 34 would have seemed ancient and hopeless.

Somehow, it still feels like a beginning.

I hope when I'm 60, I'm still just beginning and growing.

And playing with my Grandbabies, of course.

For today, I will just be a Mom and drink lots of Starbucks and dream my dreams.

Take that, 20 year old self.....