Around the time I turned 28, and was feeling down in the dumps about getting older, I made a decision. I was not going to worry about aging. In fact, I was going to love my thirties. So I started getting ready for the big Three-Oh, by getting excited about it. And it worked.
I won't expound on what I've learned over the course of the decade of my twenties... not now. But I will brag about what great people I have in my life. First and foremost, my best friend and hubby, Derek. My beautiful kids. My best girlfriends from highschool. My wonderful friends from university, work, and beyond... And we all (except the kids and my friends with kids) got together to celebrate my coming of age.
It was a big bash that started out in Wakefield, at my friend Sarah's house. She prepared an Italian meal, specifically from the region my dad was born in: Emilia-Romagna. She should know the cuisine: she spent a year there studying food! And it was delish, as Sarah would say. Check it out here. Present were my highschool girlfriends: Sarah, Katherine, Gen with partner J-F, Louise, and me. Absent was a very pregnant Sandra.
When we had our birthday tiramisù and quickly opened a few cards, we dashed off to Ottawa to meet up with friends at The Collection, a martini bar in Ottawa's Byward market. I was surrounded by friends who were all there to celebrate me, some of whom had travelled a few hours to join in the festivities! I feel incredibly blessed to know them all. Maybe we should do this every year!!
Here's a taste (from Sarah's camera):
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