Here's to us, Here's to love......

Some moments are just perfect and life seems to be just fine and I found myself in such a moment on March 23, 2012. Yes my birthday.

 Listen, it hadn't been a great week. I was kicked in the gut by love again, and I wasn't quite ready to self-loathed, but also wasn't quite ready to get over it. So I took a trip with Chrissy and we headed to Ilion/The Adirondacks for a few days. This was amazing and the stars were aligned because with this trip came wisdom and serenity and the bonding of new and old friends and meeting amazing women that you can only read about and will only meet in the moments, where life is at a crossroad and when things seems to make no sense.

So we took a trip. It was great. We headed out at 8 am, and even though we were only coping on a mere two hours of sleep, nothing could stop Chrissy and I. We were happy, not even that obnoxious lady on the train or that big girl in the line who gave us the wrong info or the horse peeing and walking in the street. We were taking a break from the city and nothing could ruin that. We thought for sure we would be passed out as soon as the bus started moving, but to our surprise, we didn't catch a wink until later that night when we were safely tuck within the blankets of the house we stayed in, and we slept. Tuesday we took a trip into Utica where we not only took a  tour of Chrissy's old Alma Mater ( The Munson-Williams-Practor) but we also catch a tour of the Munson Mansion which was very historic but also tragic in a way. Wednesday we made our way up to the Adirondacks. This place is fucking amazing and it was just so fresh and peaceful. I loved every moment of it, especially when we spent about an hour by the river just watching the ice blocks float on by. BLISS!

Ok so back to the issue at hand. My birthday. I was perfect. It was perfect. It was just a gathering for the people I wanted to be there, and so the invitations were sent out as such. I wanted to make sure, that on this perfect day, no drama was to be had and that it was. We went, we ate and we chatted and we drank and we ate some more.  We did a little dance and got down some. It is moments like these I feel the most alive, like an invincible being. There was nothing outrageously done, but there were smiles and laughter and great conversations. What more can a 33 year old ask for? I say not a damn thing, but to have this much love surrounding me for the whole year and the rest as a matter of fact. And for those who couldn't be there, I aint mad atcha, We will catch up soon. All I wanna say is, when you find good company in life cherish it.

   I will leave you guys with one of the best birthday wishes of all times.
               "Wish you JOY, the one I recognized two years ago sitting next to you.
                 LOVE which is usually somewhere close, but that bitch can't hide too long.
                   HEALTH so you could drink longer.
                   MONEY to buy a ticket to Europe and be my guest!
Lovely, crazy Taniesha - most of all, I wish you more moments like those on the rooftop. So, visit me!"

                                                    Thanks Nevena. I cried!

Love, peace and happiness and 'til we meet again. Sleep well!
Sleepless.