I love my birthday. I know a lot of people hate birthdays or get sad because they are getting older, but for some reason I have always loved them. I take the day off work, I buy myself a (big) present, and spend the day doing whatever I please. This year I started off by going to my local farmer’s market. Can you believe I have never been to a farmer’s market before? I can’t. I walked around and looked at everything, bought some vegetables, handmade soap, and my first skein of handspun yarn! I have been hankering after handspun for a while.

So a year in review:
- Last year for my birthday I got my 2 sweet kitties. I love them so much.

- Not long after that I officially started dating. I’ve already told you how wonderful my boyfriend is. He’s definitely a keeper.
- In January I started teaching voice lessons (sorry, I forgot to tell you about that). I always thought I would hate teaching, but I actually really enjoy it and would not at all mind teaching full time.
- In May my oldest brother got married.
- In June I was in my first car crash. It was minor and not my fault, but still a jarring experience.

- I have knit…a good deal. I made a TARDIS inspired hat last winter because I’m that much of a nerd.

- I made my first sweater! It’s the Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann. A good friend of mine recently had her first baby and his room is decorated in a panda theme. How could I resist?

- I have knit 2 pairs of socks for my mom – 1 for last Christmas, and the pair for this Christmas are done already. I’m so proud of me.
- Now I’m working on my first full-size sweater for my Grandma. I’m halfway done and running out of steam…
So that’s me and my year. Here’s to another one just as good or better.
Love how you celebrate your birthday! What an uplifting post – looking at highlights of your year birthday to birthday!