Birthday Thanks

I've been pretty busy the past few weeks (hence the absence from the blog) and one of the things keeping me busy was my 27th birthday.

I have to admit that I was not really looking forward to this birthday. I would officially be in my late--not mid--twenties and I think any birthday is tough to face when one is an aspiring writer and stuck in job limbo. Hence my non-enthusiasm about the day.

But I soon changed my tune on the big day thanks to the wonderful phone calls, cards, emails and texts that came in last week. I even received multiple voicemail serenades sung by some of my favorite kiddos. I truly felt lucky to have such great people in my life reaching out to wish me a happy birthday.

I don't often get sappy on My Own Audience, but my birthday was a strong reminder that I have a lot to be thankful for--even if I am a would-be writer hoping for my 'big break.'

Thanks to everyone for making my day so wonderful! Now back to regularly-schedule blogging...

(Full Disclosure: Those gifts in the photo are not mine. They're actually not even gifts for a birthday, but I needed a photo for this post. Artistic license at work!)