26 going on 27….!!

Difficult – that is what it is to digest that I have crossed the early twenties mark and entered the late twenties zone. Well, how different am I today from what I was maybe a month ago, or 6 months ago or maybe a year ago. With every birthday, we don't just age, we evolve. This way, the birthday stops being a numbers game and instead a nod to one's state of being. I've come to think of the birthday as a personal New Year's Day, an opportunity to reflect on the previous year and to set intentions for the next one.

I think turning 26 was an eye-opener of sorts, that the clock is ticking and there is so much more to do and is there enough time? It’s a little intimidating to think that I am so close to the number 30 – just 3 more years to go.

Well the last year was very important and eventful for me, what with me getting married and all – so it was a year very well spent. I am definitely looking forward to this year, with new goals and ambitions and hopes to achieve many more milestones.

I started out to write this blog about how I spent the last weekend of my 26^th year and how I celebrated my birthday – but got caught up in a web of thoughts. Anyway, to keep in line with the intent of this blog, last weekend was a great camping trip to a place called chain-o-lakes. I had a lot of my friends with me and we had a great time. The weather was just about perfect for camping.

On the 8^th of june, after setting up the tents and finishing up with dinner cooked on the grill, we walked to pier of the lake to watch the stars. So I completed my 26^th year sitting by the lake in the moonlit night, gazing at the stars, until the clock struck 12.

It was a great ending to the 26^th year and a more than perfect beginning to my 27^th!!

-Moi