Day 9

Today is March 9, which means my big day is in THREE DAYS! I say it like the whole day is going to be fabulous, when actually we will probably just have a normal day. We celebrated last weekend with the Melting Pot. I might sleep in, or go get a pedicure or something, but I just want to have a nice, simple day at home and a good night's sleep before work the next day. But, the ninth day of Christmas brings us nine ladies dancing, which represent the nine fruits of the spirit. I've never been one for dancing, but I do have a birthday memory that involves dancing. When one of my friend's from high school turned 16, we were determined to do something very "grown up." We decided to go to a club, a 16 and over club, in Portland. We went on her actual birthday, which was a Thursday, and we got there at 5:00. It was just us girls, sitting at the booth with our cherry 7-Up's, and the DJ. And that was it. Nobody else. The DJ was dancing but we were too embarrassed to dance, so we just sat there and watched him breakdance. Can you say uncomfortable? I look back at that now and laugh, we were just so determined to BE something bigger than what we were, and it so didn't work out. I'm happy to say that I am now very comfortable with who I am. I think that is the biggest lesson of my twenties. Not just "finding myself" but being comfortable with it, too.