Happy Birthday To Me

So, tomorrow is my 31st birthday and for the first birthday in history I have not done the Jaimi birthday dance, thrown a party or made any kind of a deal out of my birthday this year. That is unusual for me because I do like my birthday every year as I do believe it should be a celebratory day, but for some reason I just wasn’t feeling it this year. Maybe it’s because 31 means I am now “in my thirties” instead of just being 30. It’s something that is hard for me to swallow…being “in my thirties.”

One year ago Andy and I went to Vegas with nine of our good friends to celebrate the big thirty. It was a great time and one year ago I was whooping it up at the piano bar screaming to every song at the top of my lungs while the clock was ticking away to 30. The year prior to that, we had a Christmas in July party in our backyard to celebrate my 29th birthday with jell-o shots and Christmas decorations throughout the backyard. Years before that, it was a mixture of parties and spending late nights in the bars with good friends.

This year, not so much! I am not feeling celebratory. All I wanted to do this year was chill with Andy for sushi dinner and relaxation. This weekend I got to see Eclipse with my girlfriend Amber. Great movie since I love the Twilight series. The gorgeous hunk, Taylor Lautner, definitely made me feel a little old as I was goo-goo eyes over his shirtless scenes…and he is only 18. Then we went to the Diamondbacks game today with some friends and came home to call it a weekend. Tomorrow night I will get my quiet sushi dinner with Andy and that is all I could ask for this year as I turn 31!