I’m obsessed with birthdays. I love every single individual’s birthday. Mine especially. Obviously. So, since it’s my twenty-forth birthday (geez, old.)… I am copying my friend Ericka and presenting you with 24 things that made the past year so special. Here it goes (in no order, of course):
24. I lived in the best house with 5 of my very best friends.
23. I was in Jana and Will’s wedding. Two people that I love dearly.
22. I was in Caylan and Tyler’s wedding. Also, two people that I love dearly.
21. I watched my best friend Edie marry Timothy Kortman.
20. I got to visit those two in Chicago, there new home, and dance the night away in the basement of a bar (thanks to me and Tim for leading the way).
19. I watched my friend Biscuet’s life completely transform as he packed his bags and moved to China following the Lord’s calling on his life to change people’s lives, as well as his own, and love people in a way that is truly beautiful.
18. I lived with my sister this summer when she moved to Auburn.
17. I prayed and prayed and watched the Lord answer those prayers when we found out Haley and Corey were finally preggers. I cannot wait to meet that little girl.
16. I got asked to be a grooms-maid in my one of my best friend, Nathan’s, wedding!
15. When most of my friends left me in Auburn, I watched the Lord provide me with two of my very best friends that I met this year, Laney and Megan.
14. I learned valuable lessons in what boys NOT to date. (we won’t get into all of that).
13. I saw my dad’s life change when he went out of the country for the very first time and built houses with Habitat for Humanity in India.
12. I attended my first ever Auburn basketball game. Isn’t that sad? (thanks garret).
11. I sang karaoke every single Monday for the entire fall semester.
10. I was more honest with myself and with the Lord than ever in my life before.
9. I went to my first pro football game (the Falcons game with Laney) where we booed the refs, ate hotdogs, and attempted to win the lottery.
8. I saw Ryan Horne play about 3 different shows.
7. Visited Erin in Nashville (finally) and experienced the Funky Griddle with E, Katlin, and Burkey. Deeee-lish.
6. God healed my mom of cancer.
5. I went to NYC with Grace Campus where I was a part of the biggest free AIDS testing day NYC has ever seen.
4. Biscuet pulled the best surprise ever when he showed up on my doorstep when I was 100% certain he was going to bed… in China.
3. I started sponsoring my sweet Irma from the Dominican Republic and I am blessed by every letter I receive from her.
2. I have stayed up late with my sister, laughed, cried, played stupid games, etc. more in the past year than ever before. She has become my very best friend.
1. I have learned more about myself, the things I love and the things I want to change, than any other year of my life.
4 responses so far ↓
Biscuet // January 20, 2009 at 2:38 am
woohoo… what a great year… and i can’t believe i missed your birthday. i’m sorry. i’ve been on and off the computer only briefly for the past week because of traveling and my Dad and Matt were in Beijing. This list is a cool idea, i should have done that on my birthday. Miss you! Happy Birthday!!
erin // January 22, 2009 at 6:36 am
man … what a good list and what a good year!!
how awesome. thanks for writing that Lana.
I love you and am so blessed by your friendship!!
Binnyboo // January 22, 2009 at 6:50 pm
So we both know we’re ridicuously emotional.. So I wont lie, I teared up reading number 2. & Don’t lie.. it was too in order
love you
Ericka // February 12, 2009 at 2:33 am
Thanks for the shout-out! Glad you copied me- this was a cool read. I didn’t know you were a blogger too! Hope this year is even better than the last. Like, maybe next year, you can list the 11 countries you visited on the World Race. (hmm…there’s an idea
Love you!