Birthdays always make me stop and reflect on the things that have happened in my life so far. I cannot believe I am already 30. Not that I suffer... no no... aging is part of life and everyone BETTER learns how to deal with it.
But to me it seems like yesterday that I was Daddy's little girl, sitting on his lap and putting on my cutest face possible to ask him for some "Pfennige" (~cents) so I could run to the store and get me some icecream.
Or seeing my mom prepare my lunchbox for school and take me out to the street where I would meet up with my "bicycle gang" (which consisted of me and my two bestest friends at that point) so we could ride to school together.
I graduated COLLEGE... not HIGHSCHOOL... COLLEGE... 7 years ago!!!!!
It seems like yesterday though that I packed my two 32kg bags to leave Germany to come to America... I remember how I stood in the airport of Hamburg thinking that my heart would rip into pieces the moment I said goodbye to my family.
WOW... I still remember the first butterflies that I had when I met my husband for the first time... 10 years ago!!!! Or the first butterflies I had when I played in Madison Square Garden for the first time.
Well, this is it for my yearly "Walk on Memory Lane". I am so thankful for everything that has happened to me so far, and I am happy to be able to turn 30 today.
To conclude with the words of a wise 30-year-old woman today,
"CARPE DIEM- SEIZE THE DAY!!"
Enjoy each moment that comes your way...live it right now! Don't live in the past- leave bad stuff behind and don't cry after the "good ol' days".
Live in the present and create new joy TODAY, so that in a couple of years when you take that "walk" again right before your birthday, you can look back with a smile and be proud of yourself for living life to the fullest.
MAKING A WISH!!!What did I wish for? Sorry can't tell you.... hihihi
BLOWING OUT ALL 30 CANDLES... I remember for my 18th birthday my mom didn't put candles on the cake, because she thought I was too old now to not care about things like that.... but oh no WAS SHE WRONG!!! No candles, no celebration.... lol..... so I am happy to announce that I did have candles on my cake this year.... unfortunately, each year gets harder to blow them out with just one breath... we'll see how much longer I keep candles on my "MUST-HAVES-ON-BIRTHDAY" list.
HORSEBACK RIDING IN LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA
With grueling efforts and many "emergency lies" my family was able to surprise me at the top of the mountain with a group horseback riding trip... WHAT A JOY! The weather was beautiful, the company was second to none, the view was perfect, and.... thank God, the horses were trained!!! Nevertheless, as a PRECAUTIOUS GERMAN GAL I switched from birthday hat to helmet during the ride!
FLOWERS FROM GERMANY
Thank you my dearest family for these beautiful flowers.... they were especially flown into the States from Germany...JUST FOR ME... Thanks for making me feel special!!!!!
CONTINUE READING ONLY IF YOU ARE WORKING FOR THE U.S. CUSTOMS: Do not panic!! The flowers of course didn't come FROM Germany directly... I was just saying that to make it sound even cooler! No need to panic.... these flowers are California-growns!!!
