So, today I'm 29...

...And I'm still waiting to be taken out, Logan's Run style.

I am definitely happier one year away from leaving my twenties than I was one year into them. I think your 20's are this crazy time of self-discovery where you finally nail down your personality (if it wasn't already determined by a superlative vote in high school - I got most dramatic and best hair). You learn to take things in stride a lot better, let go the little things that get you down, and surround yourself with the most amazing people you can.

I consider myself very lucky on this birthday and I look forward to 30. (And yes, I realize I'm saying this now and not in 2009 when I'll again be iterating that I'm turing 29 and deleting this post to hide the evidence of my actual age).