My 26

Happy Birthday to....Me! (Tomorrow, that is).

I'm sort of not looking forward to turning 27. It's a large number. I was actually okay with being 26. I've crossed some sort of "One-third of life crisis" line...

Highlights of being 26: 

1. Moving to Colorado. Didn't think we'd even have the finances to do it and it happened. Our friends Bailey and Jessie (and daughter, Avery!) helped us move with our 8' x 10' trailer wrapped in a million feet of blue tarp. It was, affectionately, our Blue Burrito!

2. I got "chased" by a bear trying to do our first 14er. We didn't even attempt to hike and we put a hole in The Gerbil (the Corolla).

3. I completed my first sport lead climb outside at Jurassic Park near Lily Lake.

4. I can summarize 26: PATIENCE

I think I was being exposed to a lot of trials, financially, mentally, emotionally, etc...to just begin to understand the concept of Patience. I've barely scratched the surface. But when things began to hit the fan; when my work-day feels so unfulfilled and my friendships have been strained...my husband and that still quiet voice inside of me whispers the words: Be still. Calm.

5. I put in a decent season snowboarding, including my first black diamond run...!

And there is so much more, but this is just a taste of what 26 was like for me. A lot of what I felt during 26 I don't think I can even put into words. It was a hard year for me internally and I still feel that is true, but what I am hoping is that I find Peace amidst life's storms...!