i love the time surrounding my birthday, since i've lived here in georgia. spring begins springing when it is supposed to be doing so... and it is lovely.
i spent many years of my young life looking forward to my birthday through blizzards and snowdrifts, and i do not miss it at all.
this is now the 7th birthday i've spent living in metro atlanta -- and, i think i enjoy it more as each year passes. it's been warming here steadily. the daffodils have been poking up, and they are almost ready to bloom. and yesterday, while wallace was driving savannah and then myself to school, we discovered that the trees are waking up...
my insightful little girl has been obsessed with the trees during this past winter. when she noticed they were bare in the late fall, she kept telling me -- 'mommy, the trees are dead.' now, i know this child has no clear idea what dead is exactly, but i told her -- 'no, sweetie. the trees are only sleeping.'
this segued into her other thoughts and questions involving trees -- 'mommy, i think the trees need blankets, and teddy bears to sleep with!' this, of course, made me laugh and laugh. i adore the logic of small children, that is one of the wonderful things about getting to spend so much time with them.
daddy, savannah and i oohed and ahhed at the beautiful blooming dogwoods on the way to school yesterday -- a few tulip trees as well. and it was wonderful to see the trees finally waking up. stretching and yawning as those who've been sleeping for a while often do... we will watch as the grass, trees and flowers will burst back into the colors of spring that i love so much. the world will be awash in green once again, which always means new beginnings and rebirth to me in so many ways.
i am also feeling quite green this year. i have renewed optimism and excitement this spring for myself. school is wonderful, and it keeps me moving forward on the path to making my life so much better.
i look forward to celebrating the 10 year anniversary of my 21st birthday. i look forward to shaking off as much negativity of the past 10 years as i am able. and i am looking forward to being reborn on my birthday. because i've never been as happy with myself, as i am today.
and i have so much to do and to continue looking forward. the trees are waking up again, and it feels like i am too.
Posted by lara at March 16, 2004 11:52 AM | TrackBack