For My Birthday

Today is my 31st birthday, but instead of getting gifts, I would like to give a gift to all of you.

The other day I was driving into work after dropping the Munchkin off at daycare when a song by a band called Thr.iving I.vory came on the radio called "Ang.els On the Mo.on." Right from the beginning, the lyrics caught my attention. I feel like they go right along with the purpose behind this blog, so I wanted to share them with you all. If you get the chance, I recommend finding the song and listening to it.

Do you dream, that the world will know your name

So tell me your name

And do you care, about all the little things

or anything at all?

I wanna feel, all the chemicals inside,

I wanna feel

I wanna sunburn, just to know that I'm alive

To know I'm alive

Don't tell me if I'm dying,

cause I don't wanna know

If I can't see the sun,

maybe I should go

Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming,

of angels on the moon

Where everyone you know,

never leaves too soon

Do you believe,

in the day that you were born

Tell me do you believe

And do you know that every day's the first

Of the rest of your life

Don't tell me if I'm dying,

cause I don't wanna know

If I can't see the sun,

maybe I should go

Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming,

of angels on the moon

Where everyone you know,

never leaves too soon

This is to one last day in the shadows

And to know a brother's love

This is to New York City angels

And the rivers of our blood

This is to all of us,

to all of us

So don't tell me if I'm dying,

cause I don't wanna know

If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go

Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming,

of angels on the moon

Where everyone you know,

never leaves too soon

You can tell me all your thoughts,

about the stars that fill polluted skies

And show me where you run to,

when no one's left to take your side

But don't tell me where the road ends,

cause I just don't wanna know,

No I don't wanna know

Don't tell me if I'm dying

Don't tell me if I'm dying

That song really struck a chord with me because to me it is talking about living each moment to its fullest. "Every day is the first day of the rest of your life." I can't tell you how many times I have thought that over my 31 years. Each day in my life that was important, those words literally ran through my head.

• The morning I was driving into my first day at my first job out of college.
• The day I met my husband.
• The day I got married.
• The day we brought Red home.
• The day we moved to Texas so I could start a new job.
• The day we bought our house.
• The day we brought Sadie home.
• The day I found out I was pregnant.
• The day my daughter was born.

Every day is as important and special as we make it. Sure we all have days that are the usual bump and grind full of everything mundane, but it is what we do and look forward to in those days that make them special. I look forward to the little things every day, like going to lunch with a friend, picking the Munchkin up from daycare and seeing my husband after a long day at work, writing an exciting blog post, anything that makes it all worth living.

My gift to you is a wish that you will treat each day as if it is the first day of the rest of your life and find all of the little things that make your world go 'round.