To the Next Year of My Life...

I'm not sure if you know this, but tomorrow is a very special day.

Tomorrow marks the day that one of the greatest writers of Science Fiction was born.

Actually, if you didn't know, it's the best day of the year.

Without him, we wouldn’t have Ewoks, the force, and (debatably the most important) Yoda.

So, George Lucas, I hope you have
a great birthday tomorrow!!!

Ok, but seriously, it’s also MY birthday. And I think (hopefully to some people—at least 3?), that that’s more important.





Tomorrow marks the end (finally) of my 20th year on this Earth (seriously, finally!!).

Not only will I be able to legally drink in the United States, but I will be one year older, one year wiser, and one year closer to being able to rent a car (besides Enterprise…they’re on top of their game and I think you can rent a car there at like 19?).







As amazing as the past 20 years have been, I'm ready to put them behind me. I have absolutely no problem saying goodbye to my 20 year old self--forever. You were a necessary, but completely-glad-to-be-done-with year. You will not be missed! I have so much more to look forward to!







It seems that this year is going to be bringing some really amazing things my way. I'm reconnecting with old friends, I'm going back to a sport that I loved playing (and actually felt like I was good at), I'm going to be doing a ton more math (duh!), I get to live in a townhouse on the Greens with some of my favorite people, and I get to become an aunt again.







I'm so excited for my future and everything that it's going to be throwing at me. I think that it's totally perfect that I get to start my 21st year in Budapest and end it by graduating. That's right...I graduate college on my 22nd birthday. How completely awesome, right?

Please note: This does not mean that you get to pond me in my cap and gown :)







I want to say thank you to everybody and anybody who has been there for me throughout my life; all my aunts and uncles, my grandparents, my cousins, my friends, my brother-in-law, my sister, and most especially my parents. I'm blessed with an incredibly beautiful, intelligent family, and a set of friends that I wouldn't trade for the world.

If I wasn't me, I would totally be jealous of my life :)






If you haven't noticed, I'm pretty excited for this next year.

I think it's safe to say that my life is just getting interesting.






So, future Lydia, happy birthday!!!!

But more importantly than that (I know...there's something more important than my birthday?!), I want you to know this--from a younger, foolish version of yourself:

...you're destined to do
great, wonderful, beautiful things. ♥