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I had mixed feelings about approaching 30. It really felt like any other birthday year to me. I would sometimes go back and forth about whether I should do a big celebration, especially since everyone seems to talk about the huge parties and lavish celebrations when turning 30. It’s not a bad thing to celebrate that way, but I decided that it wasn’t for me. I decided to push past the norm and do what my heart wanted instead.
As my birthday was approaching, I was grateful for being able to turn 30. I was grateful for such a loving family. I was grateful for amazing friends.
I was grateful for so many things, but at the same time, I was also approaching my 30s under a lot of stress.
I felt stuck in my 20s; stuck living in a city that no longer felt like home; stuck still living at my parents’ house.
So, on my birthday, I just really wanted to be gifted a day of physical peace, mental peace, and some vegan cake. My Mom gifted me the vegan cake by baking one herself. (It was yummy!)
And my parents and sister treated me to one of my favorite massage places (Massage Envy). I shared with my family in advance that I didn’t really want to do anything big for my birthday. My Mom confirmed that with me the week of and also asked me if I was going to do anything with friends. I told her no and that I didn’t want to do anything special per se.
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Throughout the day of my birthday, I heard “happy birthday” and received tons of beautiful birthday texts. To and from my massage, while I was in the Uber, I had a lot of time to reflect and be present. I was reflecting on how nice it was to hear or read “happy birthday”, but I couldn’t help but think…
Was I happy? Is it a happy birthday?
I didn’t have the answers to those questions, but I reminded myself of everything that I am grateful for and reminded myself to use this day as my day of peace. And after my relaxing massage, I continued to have my gift of peace.
Before going home from my massage, I stopped by to get pizza, one of my favorite foods, as a birthday tradition. I took an Uber to get back home. When I got out of the Uber and opened my front door, I was greeted with a huge, unexpected surprise!!
BALLOOOOOONS!!!!
I LOVE balloons! My family got me a lot of balloons and 3-0 balloons. I really wasn’t expecting it since it happened later on in the day. They were BEA-U-TI-FUL!!!
The rest of the day involved my parents, grandma, and sister singing happy birthday to me and all of us eating my Mom’s homemade vegan cake. It was nice. Simple. Minimalist. BUT, special. (Oh and my sister was away for school, so she was on Facetime!)
I ended the day realizing that it was indeed a happy birthday and that I was happy. There might have been a lot going on within the past year, but I still enjoyed my day.
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The ironic thing is that my celebration didn’t end there as I originally intended to.
On my birthday, one of my dearest friends, Gloria texted me really sweet birthday wishes. She told me to keep her posted if I decide to do anything so that she can come to celebrate with me. I told her that I still wanted to keep it chill and not celebrate more than what I did the day of. She completely agreed and recognized that it sounded like I still had a good birthday. She then said that she would like to take me out for dinner some time.
How can I say no to food?!
The next text after that, she mentions that it would be cool if we invited some of our other mutual friends as well. Believe it or not, I agreed! And even better, she said she would plan everything for me!! And that’s how I ended up celebrating my birthday with 8 close friends over casual dinner.
P.S. As much as at first I didn’t want to celebrate much with others besides immediate family, I am VERY grateful for Gloria’s suggestion and it was exciting to celebrate with close friends in an intimate setting.
P.P.S. I received so many other gifts and surprises that I didn’t mention to avoid making this post super long! I felt the love from my family and friends. 🙂
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