September | 2017

Although its been over a month since I turned 30, I think its taken me this much time to come to terms with it, to actually be able to write this post. LOL I don’t particularly feel older as it usually is any time you turn a year older, but the logistics are different now. Instead of saying “yeah, Im twenty- something,” its now “IM THIRTY” and as the words come out, it just feels like ouch, where did my twenties go? What do I have to show for it? Is it all down- hill from here? Okay, okay, I may be over-reacting just a bit….in fact, they do say 30’s are the new 20’s, right? Which is what I keep telling myself as a sense of reassurance. I must say though, checking the 30-34 year box vs the 24- 29 box just really hurt my feelings. I feel that my expectations of turning 30, and what I had imagined I would have accomplished by this age, don’t exactly add up to the reality but, thats life! You just have to roll with it and keep on hustling for what you want, which is exactly what I intend to do.

To celebrate this monumental milestone, I decided to throw a Golden Thirty party, since these are the so- called golden years, right? Plus, dirty- thirty is already SO over-rated. A pool party was assumed, since August is probably the hottest month of the year in Miami, and so my attire was composed of swimwear and a fabulous cover up. Take a splash into my cheers to thirty years golden birthday!