another year.

birthdays are a time for reflection, and perhaps a milestone for another year.
i wrote this to a friend on the date we celebrated her birthday this year... and i've reflected on it for quite some time.
"to another year of laughter - stupid jokes, awkward hilarity, dirty comments, and exhausted giggles. to another year of crafting - imagining we can do it all, prepping for masterpieces, and fun when we actually get ourselves together. to another year of conversations - the serious kind, the funny kind, the kind we probably know we shouldn't be having, and the kind we can only have with eachother. to another year of growth - emotional growth, spiritual growth (however that may be), physical growth (in strength, not stature), and the growth of the relationships we maintain. and... to another year of you being you... because you're just so darn good at it. and hopefully, i can take part"
that is what i wish for myself, this year.
tonight i'm having drinks and laughs with some of my best and closest friends (who could/would make the trip to toronto to hang with me), and then spending the rest of the weekend doing only what i want to do. and i can't. wait.
i hope everyone has a great weekend! 
and. ps. if anyone wants to buy me a pressie, because goodness knows you all have moola just FLOWING from cracks in the ceiling, you should buy me this purse from falconwright. i want it so BADLY. oh. and i want an iPhone... and if all else fails, just a bottle of spicebox will do.
ok. fine. for serious though. have a good weekend y'all.
ps. i unexpectedly received lovely presents from my 'older brothers' at work. they know me VERY well. i gots me some homemade peach jam, and YOU don't!