Back in September of this year, I turned 25 on September 25th. My cousin Dana also got married that day so I celebrated my golden birthday a little early. In the past couple of years, Dad has proven to be the best birthday shopper in my life. After years of books and study guides for birthdays and christmas, he has rewarded me with techie goodies. When he came to visit this summer and see my newly painted digs, he noticed that the only thing missing was a flat screen HDTV for football season.
He is enormous and flat and beautiful. Not only did it make every other TV in the house obsolete, it's given me a new perspective on entertainment. HD is the only way to watch TV.
Not to be outdone, Steven took the opposite approach to win my gadget loving heart. Where Dad went big, he went small.
My iPad was quickly christened Gordon, and has become an indispensable member of the family. Hailey sent me this adorable carrying case for him, and Steven's co-workers introduced us to the Angry Birds. Steven's Dad got him a Nook for his birthday, so our house is appropriately gadgeted for 2010.
Steven is all of 1 day younger than me, so we celebrated our birthdays together, even though his golden birthday isn't until next year. I had a pretty good hunch that he had bought me the iPad, so I tried to catch up in volume. It's a family tradition.
My 24th year was spent accumulating creature comforts - house, yard, garage, driveway, painted walls, real furniture, big screen laptop, CD player for Iggy, home WiFi, and now a fancy TV and iPad. It's made me appreciate being at home, settling in and enjoying these conveniences. I'm sure it's made me entirely too dependent on stuff, but for now, I'll just appreciate the fact that we're young, with good jobs, and small bills. 25 is good.
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25 IS good!
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