Last year I shared a post, Looking Back Word{less} Wednesday, it was the day after my 34th birthday, I wrote about how so much had changed and how I had grown.
Side Note: Does anyone remember when I looked like this?
Today, I turn 35 and tons has changed! Time is flying! It seems like I just turned 30
But I know just as good as anyone…Time Flies When You’re Having Fun, and fun I have had.
I wanted happy, so I made happy this year.
I wanted life, I lived life. 
I’m awake and alive.
There are numbers on calendars, but those numbers aren’t promised to us. We may think we’ve scheduled our days, but the truth is the day schedules us, and we make the best of it. Each day is a day to love, live, laugh, sing out loud, and dance! I’m dancing right now, my heart is drumming with joy, because I’m happy! Dancing and crying on your birthday is acceptable, right? These are not sad tears. These are tears of emotion, they are the words I haven’t written, because I type to slow, so they decided to overflow onto my desk- emotion, more joy for life. If you guys only knew. I’m not a religious woman, at all. I’m a faithful woman, I have faith in love, kindness, joy, happiness, and people. I have faith that although this next year is not promised to me, I will live it! I will be. I will thrive, fight, and be awake in each moment. Go be free! Celebrate the day for me 😉
THIS!!!
Just because…
Happiness IS the truth!
YOU CAN BE AMAZING!!
SMILE…here comes the sun 🙂
Everyday is the best day!
Dreams really do come true..
CHASE THOSE DREAMS!!!
I love you!!
XOXO
P.S. The first installment of Across Country With Three Kids, a Dog, and Our Sanity, went live yesterday. If you missed Friday’s Thank You Notes, you can catch ’em here. Annnnd don’t forget to take a guess at the candy corn guessing jar!! I’m giving away some goodies… 😀 #ThatsWhatSheSaid
Echo
September 30, 2015 at 12:37 pmI love this so much and I am so glad that you wanted happy this year and made it happen! We have all grown and changed, but I am so happy that I have gotten to be a spectator during your journey! You are beautiful and I adore you!
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 9:20 pmThe feeling is mutual, my friend!! I’m so glad blogging has given me… you!
Happy Birthday month!!
XOXO
Keisha | The Girl Next Door is Black
September 30, 2015 at 1:05 pmHappy Birthday, A!! You’re officially smack in the middle of your 30s. It’s nice place to be. 🙂
Your hair used to be so long! That is so wild!
Enjoyed looking at your photos and appreciate your attitude toward getting older. We may be in our 30s, but we are still youngins with hopefully a lot more life to live!
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 9:33 pmThank you, Keisha!! 🙂
I have no complaints yet, 35 has been good thus far. 🙂
It use to be a tradition of mine to grow my hair out and donate it on my birthday. I couldn’t do it this year, because I kept cutting it. 😀
Did you see the SNL skit about millennials, surely they weren’t talking about us! 😛
I hope so for the both of us!! #LongLiveK&A
XOXO
Bev
September 30, 2015 at 2:48 pm“I have faith in love, kindness, joy, happiness, and people.” <— yes! I think this needs to be my mantra
Happy birthday, friend! This year has been quite an adventure for you. I am excited to see what this next year brings for you!
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 9:42 pmThen this shall be your mantra 🙂
I’m excited to see what this year brings the two of us. #WeveGotThis!
XOXO
Tiffany
September 30, 2015 at 3:28 pmHappy Happy Birthday to you my lovely Friend!! You are definitely so worthy of all the amazing memories and moments you have collected. I absolutely adore that photo of you with your dog – my all time fave! xoxoxo
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 9:43 pmThank you!! I posted that picture for you 😀
XOXO
Chastity
September 30, 2015 at 3:51 pmHappy Birthday my beautiful Libra friend! I love the flash back of all of your memories. I hope this is an amazing year for you! You totally deserve it. xoxo
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 9:43 pmThank you!!! Wishing you all the best this year and FOREVER!!
XOXO
Akaleistar
October 1, 2015 at 10:15 pmHope you had a wonderful birthday! May this year be even better than last year 🙂
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 9:49 pmI had a wonderful birthday. Thank you!!
XOOX
Tamara
October 1, 2015 at 11:21 pmWe’re the same age now!! I love the photo with you and Tiffany and Tenns. You wanted life.You lived life. You live life.
You remind me so much of me, but also so much of something even more that I want to be that I haven’t unlocked yet.
I love it. Happy Birthday!
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 9:55 pmYou’re one of the sweetest, Tamara Camera!!! Thank you!!
I’m not sure I’ve unlocked much, but I do see a bit of myself in you. 🙂 #twss Sorry, I had to…
XOXO
Mia
October 3, 2015 at 8:26 pmI love the joy that you spread! Just seeing your posts and your photos makes me smile every time! Glad that you had a happy birthday. xo
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 9:56 pmAwww thank you!!! ::blows kisses:: and sprinkles joy like glitter:::
XOXO
Lowanda J
October 4, 2015 at 7:52 pmSo glad you had a happy year and may each year be the same! Your looks change so much just by changing your hair. I actually don’t recall your hair being so long when we met at the conference. Great post!
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 10:14 pmThank you!
I love to play with my hair. I use to have a tradition of growing out my hair and donating it on my birthday, but this past year I kept cutting it. When we met my hair was a past my shoulders, but shortly afterwards I cut it, by myself! 😀 😀
XOXO
Sonya
October 5, 2015 at 12:19 amHappy Birthday!!! So many great songs 🙂 I love Happy, Brave, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
MrsA0K2001
October 6, 2015 at 10:07 pmThank you!
I love Somewhere Over the Rainbow, one of my favorites for sure.
XOXO