Happy birthday to me

So, my sister got married. And it was lovely. She wore an awesome purple dress and her husband(!) wore an awesome purple shirt. They got married at the courthouse in Annapolis, and it turns out the Maryland is super accommodating with their courthouse weddings. Apparently in DC they have a six-person limit for guests, and in Virginia I don't think they do courthouse weddings at all, but in Maryland the courthouse actually had a little non-denominational chapel with pews and everything. (Full photo set here.)


It was great. There were 12 people there altogether, including the bride and groom, and even though it was the middle of March, the weather was glorious--sunny and around 70 degrees. And my sister and her husband were so happy. It was adorable.


Speaking of adorable, my sister's husband's kids--now my sister's step-kids, and my step-nieces (I'm a step-aunt!) are incredibly freaking cute. Truly, what's not to love?


And my brother-in-law's mom had even brought an adorable little cake. AND it was purple! Because that is the definitive perfect color for a wedding cake, at least in my family.


Now they are off on their honeymoon, on a lovely tropical cruise, and I am in DC where it is rainy and not cold exactly, but certainly not tropical and definitely not beachy. I'm not going to lie, I'm a little bitter. Though it is nice being in DC.

Also, today is my birthday. I'm 26. I'm pretty pleased about this. Not the birthday part so much--for whatever reason, it doesn't really feel like my birthday--but 26 feels like a good age for me, like it's the right age for where I am in my life right now. Not too young, not too old. I'm like Goldilocks, and I've found the age that is juuuuust right for me. I hope.

Also, yesterday I booked my trip to France to attend my host sister's wedding in May. So we will definitely go ahead and call that a birthday present. A really super awesome one. I can't wait to go.

And in the meantime, I will definitely enjoy dinner tonight with my mom and friends. And a day catching up with coworkers, including a birthday lunch. And a lovely phone call with my lovely husband tonight.

Not a bad birthday, huh?