My 25th Birthday

I’m a quarter of a century today. Birthdays have always been such a special day for me, but after my 24th birthday, I started losing the excitement and anticipation of birthdays. I recently had a conversation with my mentor/coach about birthdays and I revealed my hesitation of getting older, leaving my early 20s behind, he started at me for a bit and responded something along the lines of every year you’re experiencing something different in life. Now your focus is to build and grow your career but when you’re in your 30s you’ll be worrying about a relationship or even starting a family and as you get older life gets better so enjoy the journey. After he spilled his knowledge to me I immediately so felt grateful for life and the amazing journey that it is.

As a way to celebrate turning 25, my talented friend, Luisa took some quick pictures before dinner at my favorite restaurant in Austin, Mattie’s, which is in a restored Victorian style home on green pastures. Fun Fact: Mattie’s was the nickname of one of the original owners of Green Pastures, Martha “Mattie” Miner Faulk.

When deciding what to wear, I wanted to pick something that was a bit glam but simple at the same time so I wore this beautiful pleaded skirt rose midi skirt with simple off-white top to balance the outfit.

It was very windy on the day when we took these pictures, and my candle kept blowing out, it took about 10 matches to finally get a good picture and I think it symbolized that no matter how many times life blows out my candle and dulls my sparkle I can always light it back up. It’s up to me to keep the fire inside of me lit, to keep working towards my passion and happiness. Cheers to 25 more years!