23

23 is the 8th prime number in case anyone cared...it also happens to be my age now. i don't like the sound of 23. however it was michael jordan's number...which segweys me into 10 years ago. looking back on my life 10 years ago i was awkward 7th grader living in a new place just making friends. how funny that 10 years later i too find myself in a new place making friends.

i am extremely thankful for natalie who is now my longest constant attendee of birthday events in last 4 years. not having the same group of people every year is extremely difficult, but it makes for interesting stories later on in life.

i have now celebrated my birthday on 3 continents and in 4 different time zones. the states, england and now the DR...surprisingly all have had one thing in common the last 4 years...gray, cloudy, rainy skies. i was thinking this will be the year i have a warm beautiful day for a birthday. perhaps next year i will have sunshine a typicallly cloudy day.

tonight i will be celebrating with the 8 single ladies of JCS. it should be a good time of laughter, pizza, and cake. i am thankful that i can share my day with them despite my teariness at the moment at the dread of having a party.

Just a recap of my birthdays over the last 5 years:
2005 Home
2006 Upland, working behind the front desk for many hours as a sub that eventually earned me a full time job!
2007 Oxford and London England
2008 Washington D.C. Various war memorials and bus
2009 D.R.