25.

I'm not really a birthday person. I definitely don't advertise. I love to celebrate other people's birthdays, but my own... not so much. I don't like people feeling like they have to make a fuss, & I don't love being the center of attention. I'm pretty certain that at the root of this is the fear of just not getting any {attention}. Prime example: I don't think I've had a birthday party since 7th grade, likely out of the fear that no one would show up. Seriously. Birthdays are fun because it's great to hear from the people who love & care about you. But, they also make me sort of anxious because what if you don't hear from someone? You don't want them to feel obligated, but you also want to know that they care. You want them to want to care {have you seen The Breakup? "I want you to want to do the dishes!!!"}. And even though you don't really care if they care, you still care. Anyway. That's how I feel about birthdays. Not sure if it makes any sense. They are always sort of strange days for me, but nice because my family always reminds me that they love me. That's nice. Anyway- I'm 25. It doesn't feel drastically different from 24.

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Yesterday was also our 2 1/2 year anniversary as Mr & Mrs. It sort of feels like we've been married a whole lot longer than that, in a good way. Can't imagine my life without Mike, that's for sure. He was super sweet & made me this for breakfast yesterday. It was ridiculously good & a great way to start off the day. It's likely that I gained 4 pounds just from breakfast. I sealed the deal with dinner here. It's a tiny little place in the village that is noisy, crowded & makes you reek of garlic for the next 24 hours. We love it. Oh- my friend at worked treated me to a Bikram yoga class mid-day, too. I wish I could afford to do that everyday.

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It was a nice day.

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And today- I have to fly to Boston late this afternoon for work. I will likely spend Halloween in my hotel, watching Private Practice {I kind of like it}. That's okay with me though. Halloween is not on my list of favorite holidays {I'm not especially creative with costumes, & I don't have kids}, nor on Mike's so it is just fine.