Me at 28

"The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life." ~Muhammad Ali

Today, as I celebrate the 3rd anniversary of my 25th birthday (it just sounds better, doesn't it?), I've decided to reflect on me at 28. (Note: Stole this idea, and one of the quotes below, from Miss Meg.)

So who am I at 28?

Someone who is serious and driven, but has learned to let go and forget about what other people think.

I'm someone who has learned that even though other people contribute to my happiness, in the end--it's really up to me.

Someone who has recently started to feel more comfortable in her own skin.

A girl who has realized that even though she might be happy wearing a suit and fancy shoes in the big city, her heart will always belong to a small town.

The quotes that sum up my life right now?

"Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives i'm not living." ~ Jonathan Safran Foer

"Keep praying, but be thankful that God's answers are better than your prayers."

I'm a traveler who has been to 19 states and 5 countries, but knows that there is so much more left to see....and that seeing it will change who I am.

A person who has run a half-marathon....after almost failing PE my senior year for absolutely refusing to run track.

Someone who is slowly realizing that I may have outgrown my college days (gasp!).....I still say that I would go back in a heartbeat, but I wonder, now, if I actually mean it anymore.

A girl who still can't manage to get her sweet tooth under control for more than a week. Unless it's Lent, in which case I can last 40 days.

Current favorite songs: My Texas by Josh Abbott and Pat Green; Fast Cars, Slow Kisses by Aaron Watson; Good Luck and True Love by Reckless Kelly.

Someone who continues to realize on pretty much a daily basis that it's hard work becoming the person who you are meant to be, but in the end.....it's going to be so worth it.