{"id":2454,"date":"2013-09-16T23:22:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T04:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2013-09-16T23:22:16","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T04:22:16","slug":"the-gift-of-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/the-gift-of-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The gift of a year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2456\" alt=\"IMG_8021\" src=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8021.jpg\" width=\"791\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8021.jpg 791w, http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8021-193x300.jpg 193w, http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8021-661x1024.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I was getting my hair done the other day, my hairdresser and good friend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernmusemakeupartistry.com\/html_ver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katie<\/a> mentioned the new &#8220;tinsel&#8221; in my hair. It took me a minute to figure out what she was talking about, but then I giggled and smiled and told her, &#8220;You know, I&#8217;m grateful for that tinsel. It means I am lucky enough to be getting older.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A year ago today, I turned 34. I honestly wasn&#8217;t that excited about it. I mean, we all know that once you get past a certain age, each birthday becomes like this dreaded countdown to the next &#8220;oh, man, I&#8217;m getting so ooooooold&#8221; milestone. But in one short year, I learned some pretty invaluable lessons, the biggest of which is that each birthday I get to celebrate, each year I get to spend with my family, each new strand of tinsel in my hair is a gift. I am grateful for those gifts. And I will never ever complain again about privilege of getting older.<\/p>\n<p>(A million Thank You&#8217;s to two of my most wonderful friends how drove in to spend this birthday with me \ud83d\ude09 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/minnettedphotography.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Minnette<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leahcookphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leah<\/a>. This time together meant more than you might ever, ever know. 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