happy birthday, with love

today is g's birthday. he is with chase, hiking in malibu as we speak. when i asked g what he wanted to do to celebrate this day, he said he wanted to go on a hike...alone. at first, i didn't really understand why he would want to be alone on such an exciting, personal day. and that was just it - personal.

after some explanation, it all made sense. a birthday celebrates a year lived - the challenges and victories, the setbacks and growth. while we are constantly looking forward, a birthday forces us to stop, see ourselves wearing this new age, and give thanks for the journey getting here. on my birthday, i meditated while baking. today, g chooses to meditate while hiking.

as g is off on the trails, thinking about the man he is today and the past year it took to be here, i will celebrate his life with the sweetest joy i can possibly muster. i will bake him a cake.

"there is no room in my body for anything but you. my arms love you, my ears adore you, my knees shake with blind affection." -the princess bride

happiest of birthdays, my love.