older? yes. wiser? not so much.

so some of you may be wondering how it feels to be thirty. i'll tell ya. it feels just like any other age except now when i find someone attractive who happens to be in their early twenties it makes me feel even sleazier than i did a mere 2 weeks ago. i know that age is just a number but when you categorically belong in different decades, it's a little tougher to justify the shameless oggling that i am so fond of. eh. you win some. you lose some.

all in all, my birthday was pretty solid. annie and charlie drove up from portland to join in the festivities. this naturally made me feel like a total princess and totally loved and totally grateful to have such wonderful people as friends. and aside from the tequila-induced crying session and round of hey-everyone-shut-up-and-listen-to-this-song-and-my-explanation-of-its-genius thing that occurred in the latter evening, i consider the day a win.

other things to be placed in the win category:

- i snagged myself a fancy job offer at another group home. the hours are a little less, the pay is a little more and i'd finally have my weekends back! siz-weet! the only thing i am waiting on is for my nursing assistant registration to go through. unfortunately, the department of health is taking FOREVER to process, and their customer service department is what i genuinely envision hell to be like, so here i sit in bureaucratic purgatory. anxious and not-the-least-bit-awesome bureaucratic purgatory.
- memorial day will surely compensate however. my mom and sister are coming to visit seattle for the first time ever and i'm super stoked to show them around. alas, alack. i'm facing difficulty in pinpointing places of interest to show them that don't include bars or some form of drinking. they already think i'm a lush - and while i generally skew in that direction (killian's red is on sale at the corner market! score!), i'd rather they didn't think so.
- my santa rosan friends on the other hand better prepare themselves! i touchdown in the early evening of july 2nd and don't leave til the later evening on july 5th! there will be plenty of partying down going on, and i couldn't be happier! alcoholism aside, i really just can't wait to see everyone. it's hard to be so far away - but i do love it here.still, everyone needs to get away sometimes, so i am insanely excited. it's gonna be boss. i can't wait!

hope all is well in your world! my sister beth found this found item on the streets of amsterdam - i love it.