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It's my birthday.
One year ago, I had a job I loved and was really optimistic about my future. I threw myself a great birthday party and had no foreboding of the shit storm waiting to hit me around Fall of 2008.
Two years ago, I was recently separated and had no idea what was going to happen.
Three years ago, I celebrated my birthday in Tunisia and thought I would be living there for at least a year, not the three months it turned out to be.
I guess you never know what the future is going to hold.
Maybe my pessimism today is as unfounded as the optimism of last year.
Let's hope so.
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Last year on my birthday I was stuck in this creepy apartment with a neighbor who threatened to kill me for calling the cops on him. I was so scared that I ended up packing my birthday cake and everything else and moving into a friend's attic, where I lived for a month and a half.
Today I'm in a better place, at least residence-wise. Employment-wise, who knows? It may be all over in a couple of months, or I may be in California this fall. But I'm going to enjoy what's good about my life now. Hope you find what's good in yours, and that good grows and grows until it overflows your cup. :-)
Happy Birthday!! Don't be sad today. You've made it another year even though it's been a tough one.
You can be sad tomorrow. If I didn't have class tonight, I'd be inviting you out for a drink. Maybe this weekend...what say you?
Hope you had a very happy birthday!
I don't want to sound all Forrest Gump-y but you never know what lies ahead... hopefully you did at least get some chocolates (if not a box) today.
Hang in there -- wishing you many more happy birthdays and a better year ahead!