Birthdays, mountains and sunscreen

Tomorrow's my 27th birthday, and now that I'm rounding the corner to 30, I'll be making sure everything I put on my face has sunscreen in it. Adulthood responsibility, here I finally come. I can't help but think that in some ways it's been a banner 26th year. I think back to memories of times spent with family, and of getting to visit my grandmother's childhood home. I think back to whale watching off of Cape Cod for S and my 5th anniversary. I think of running a half marathon with one of my best friends, and getting to meet her son for the first time. Mostly I think of the rootedness of my life, and how I feel more grounded and sure of myself now. Not everyday, but in reflection of who I'm becoming, I feel like I have a strong sense of myself and vision for my life.

To celebrate my birthday, S and I went out to western Massachusetts for some snowboarding on a larger mountain this weekend. The weather was in the high 30s/ low 40s, which is nice because the man made snow doesn't freeze up and turn icy in these conditions. S remembered how much he loved snowboarding and I remembered how much I loved riding with him by my side. In the words of the incomparable Ryan Bingham, "Everybody needs a copilot."

We topped off the weekend celebration with birthday tiramisu, which is what happens when S and I go to the grocery store for birthday cake and he says, "You don't have to get an actual birthday cake. You can get any dessert that you want." Turns out we both thought it was delicious, and we enjoyed spending some quiet time together thankful for the year behind, our little family with a cat, and the year ahead.