2007-06-20 - 2:28 p.m.

3 more days until my 30th birthday! So excited!!

Here is the email I sent Justin and I decided to save it since this is how I feel about it all:

From: shrapnel flowers
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 10:57 AM
To: Justin
Subject: RE:

this latter-half of the twenties for me has been good as far as personal growth and re-establishment of my self goes, but that didn't start until i was 27 and then something clicked into place and i felt like i was starting to get a handle on who i was, really. i'm really glad i've stayed single during these past 3 years though because i don't think i would have gotten so far if i was worried about someone else being involved in my life. but every relationship builds you in some way whether it's the right one or not and it was almost like failing a class and having to really dig in and study what was going on so next time around you'll pass with flying colors because you GET IT and decisions come as easily as breathing.

i feel like i've come through the fire and now, now i have all the tools i need to really live life to the fullest potential that i see in it and i can recognize what's good for me so much more easily and i fight for it. i had a blast through most of my twenties, way more fun than i had as a teenager, but i also feel like my thirties are going to be so so so much better than my twenties. although 29 has really been an awesomely fantastic year for me in a lot of ways, as well. so, much love for 29, but still glad to be traveling onwards.

peace out people!

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