Giving Thanks

It's my birthday tomorrow. Happy Birthday Me. I bet it's gonna be just like any other day. Cept maybe I'll get wishes from the ones I live with and I have classes tomorrow morning.

I just don't celebrate my birthday anymore. Not because I hate it or I have some deep dark scar related to it. It's just that I grew up and the novelty just died.

Hey, don't get me wrong. I love the gifts, keep them coming. I just don't make a big fuss of it anymore. I do go around reminding people, but that's just for the fun of seeing people pretend to not hear you or be uncomfortable. :)

I have many things to be thankful for though. I've lived a wonderful 24 years. Yes there were many ups and downs, heartbreaks, heartaches, lovers found, lovers lost, tears, anguish, failure, but there were also wonderful friends, loving families, a wonderful husband and an unknown journey to be taken yet.

I've always been lucky that I have great friends. I don't have many friends, but the ones that I have, they're keepers. I love them wholeheartedly. I've also had the blessings of being born into a family that cares for me and loves me and keeps giving me chances even when I screw up so badly that it hurts them so. I'm thankful for that. Also thankful that I was blessed with such a wonderful companion. One to share my happiness and sorrows with. Who tolerates my nonsense, my whining, my spoilt behavior. I'm thankful for being married into a family that loves me, accepts me for who I am and gets along with me.

So, yeah, my birthday is no big deal, but the life I've lead is, and for that, I give thanks.

Alhamdulillah.