birthdays and brits

so i'm officially old. 24!! it seems like such a big number. i remember being 10 and thinking the teen girls were soooo cool. and then i remember being a teenager in high school and thinking the senior girls were IT. and then i remember being 18 in college, and the baby at work, and thinking 21 seemed light years away....

now here i am -- 24!! 24 is a hop, skip, and a jump away from 25. and 25 is dangerously close to 30! all i can think is... holy crap, i'm almost 30! haha. most of the people i have come into contact with so far on my journey have been younger, averaging 21. they have plenty of time to meander around and do whatever. personally, i feel a bit like i'm in limbo. most people my age have "real jobs," are married, have kids, etc, etc. i'm still wrestling with the idea that eventually i have to join them and build my own little white picket fence. but then i remind myself that there are no rules. i'm happy living life! meeting people, seeing places, experiencing different cultures... i can't imagine doing anything else anytime soon. i just have to figure out how to sustain myself whilst taking part in these adventures....

anyway, i would rather keep these blogs light and fluffy. since that's how i feel these days... airy... breezy... relaxed! a few new things:
1. we have new roommates. luke, sarah, and perrin are officially moved out. two scottish girls moved into sarah and perrin's room (the FL girls). their names are hannah and becky. they arrived on wednesday and went out with us for my birthday. they seem really sweet. although.... philip claims that becky rolled her eyes when philip and i were chatting in the living room. i didn't see it... but he seems convinced she was annoyed with our chatter. hhmm. hopefully he was mistaken, b/c we all had a great time on my bday!

2. my birthday was cool. very chill, but fun. we went to a couple different bars, including the very exclusive/very trendy "Ivy." it was mostly suits and other business-types. definitely expensive, definitely pretentious.... moving on! we met up with some of philip's co-workers. LOVE THEM! they're all british and fun and hilarious. especially this one kid, mike. i pretty much adore him. he's sooo precious. like a little teddy bear. he came out for my bday, and apparently it's his birthday next week. i asked him how old he'd be.....
his reply?
20. *sigh*
he's still one of my faves though.
sadly, i did not take ONE picture on my bday. i guess it's kind of the same reason i haven't really taken any pics around australia. i'm too busy living life... can't be bothered with stopping and trying to document everything. but i will try to be slightly more conscientious. i know everyone wants to see my memories in the making :)

OH, and i just have to note that i got some of the most random birthday wishes via facebook! like... people i haven't spoken to in years and years (from high school and earlier). it was nice, but random.

ok. all for now.
love you all!