Goodbye 22, hellloooo 23!

I can't believe I am going to be 23 years old. I really don't want to be lol. Sure, it is still young but wow, 23! I remember my 16th like it was yesterday my 19th, my 21st! Goodness. Thinking about it though and I honestly don't think I could have crammed much more into my 22 years so far on this Earth lol. Even now I am trying go to through everything I wanted to accomplish by now and I am right on schedule, haha! That is a great feeling inside just to know that you are so happy with your life and love it just the way that it is.

I wish I was home to celebrate it but it's okay. It will just make me appreciate my 24th even more (eww). But at least I did get a nice party when I went home (Tony threw me a surprise birthday party!!!)! It was so soooo sweet and I never thought I would be so lucky to have someone that would go to so much trouble just for me. I thought it was a Father's Day BBQ but then I slowly started hearing "Happy Birthdays!" (I thought they were just wishing it to me because they knew I'd be gone), seeing a couple cards and a cake with a pink flower on it (hey, a cake with pink flowers totally says "Happy Father's Day" lol). But then Tony brought me inside and right like family tradition I got to sit in "the circle" lol.

The circle is where the birthday guy/girl has to sit in the middle of the whole family while they all sing "Happy Birthday" to you but it's not such a nice musical tune lol. They just all sporatically yell/scream whatever part of the song and random words - and all you can do is turn beet-red and laugh! Even though I did a bit before, I really felt like I was part of the family after that day... I was there for a couple birthdays and saw them doing it to them and I thought that it would be so fun to be part of that someday! Well, I definitely got a taste of it! It was the best thing ever.

Sigh, well back to reality here in Dominica lol, jk. It's those kind of memories I will remember forever and I'm so blessed to have Tony's family in my life - they are such an amazing family! Well, as for now I have alot of studying to do - so much that I feel a bit guilty to go out tomorrow but I will! I can't be so deluded as to skip my own birthday... Not lookin' to be some kinda martyr here. Soooo I should probably get to it.

Just a special shoutout to my family, to thank them for putting up with me for these 22 years and to my Mom for having such a great kid! jk!!!) ... Love you with all my heart!