17th Birthday

17 years old on

February 18th, 2014

WOW! I have the best friends ever!  Today I turned 17 years old! When I woke up this morning I got ready for school as usual and was surprised to find my best friends Noah (whose also my boyfriend) and Lydia standing in my living room with balloons and Dunkin' Donuts (my favorite)!  I was so surprised! 

    As the day progressed I was greeted kindly with birthday wishes both in person and on my Facebook wall, which put a smile on my face! It was nice to have my birthday on the school day when I like the classes I have (yay theatre!).  

    I was fortunate to spend my Birthday Dinner with my very best friends! Noah, Lydia, Chris, Debbie (chris's mom), my mom and my brother! The food was delicious and the laughs we shared were amazing! 

   I am so grateful for my boyfriend who gave me an amazing present! Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume (YESSS!), a beautiful candle, and a Beauty and the Beast pin! Love you Noah and thank you soooo much! 

    Lydia's gifts brought a smile to my face and made me laugh until I cried! I cannot wait to make a necklace for my vintage pendant (you know me so well).  

   Huge thank you to my mommy for my first pair of Doc Martins! I love them so much and I cannot wait to wear them tomorrow! 

I had an amazing day! Thank you so much for the love, and birthday wishes!

xoxox

Holly

  Here's to 17! May it be the best one yet! 

Always Counting

      For a person who doesn't like math, I sure do an awful lot of counting!

    Let me explain.  I have this app on my phone, called Big Day Countdown, where I plug in a date that's important to me and it will either tell me how many days till the event or how many days it's been since the event.  I love this app.

    For example I love knowing that Tarzan (the musical I am in) is only 28 days away.  I love knowing that Noah (my boyfriend) and I have been together for 70 days.  I think in a way it brings me comfort.  Comfort in knowing that I have things to look forward too.  Or knowing that each day that goes by is meaningful in some way.

    People I know tease with me saying I know precisely how many days until each exciting event.  Every saturday at work the women always asked me how many more days until christmas... and I always had an answer.  "Ten" I'd say with a grin! "Three!" I'd say with even more excitement the next saturday.

    Looking deeper at this need, to keep track of the days, makes me realize that I am waiting.  Waiting for days that I build up to be something special in my head.  Like Christmas, my birthday, a party, opening night, etc.  But even though I know I'm waiting, I think looking at this app every night makes me reflect on the day I experienced.  Every day is different and every day passes by a little too quickly.  As the numbers dwindle down to the "Big Day", as the app calls it, that's just more time in my childhood whizzing past me.

   The future seems exciting, adventurous and a little scary.

"The clock is running.  Make the most of today.

Time waits for no man.  

Yesterday is history.  Tomorrow is a mystery. 

Today is a gift.  That's why it is called the Present."