Today I am twenty-nine.
When did I get to be this old? I still vividly remember when I was 9 going on
10, and I thought it was such a BIG deal to be going to double digits. But twenty-nine
– wow! When I started my journey through my twenties nine years ago I don’t
exactly know if I imagined what I would be doing at 29 or what 29 would feel
like. I think the only thing I knew for sure was that I wanted to be a writer. When I was 20 years old, 29 felt ages away. Well, time sure
flies. As my favorite author Gretchen Rubin would say, “the days are long, but
the years are short.”

Celebrating my 21st with my best friend from journalism school, Matt.
The twenties are trying,
testing, terrific, tumultuous, and terrifying. A lot goes on in your twenties.
I don’t think I’ll ever experience such a dynamic and diverse decade in my life
again. During my twenties, I went off to school, learned to live on my own,
joined a sorority, met new friends, dated, broke up, laughed, cried, learned to
write for a newspaper, made difficult decisions, worried about easy ones,
earned two degrees, got a dog, moved, moved again, moved again and again, lived
in New York, traveled, started new jobs, quit some jobs, lost people I loved,
learned about myself, ran a ton of miles, got married to my best friend, bought
a house, and so much more. Whew. What a decade, and I’ve got one more year of the roaring twenties left.

Wine and cupcakes for my 24th with my KC girlfriends when I lived in Lenexa. All I wanted for my birthday this year was a diamond ring. Mike made me wait a few months.
I think my 20 year-old self
would be pretty pleased with 29 -year-old Sasha. My journey through my twenties
wasn’t always easy, and far from settled, but it was pretty great, too. I’m
older, wiser, stronger, and much more in tune with who I am. I’ve got one more
year left, and I’m excited to see what year 29 will bring. I truly believe the
best is yet to come. “What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t happened yet.”
Happy 29th Birthday Sasha Lee! So many happy memories celebrating this day!
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