My 25 Things

In two days I will be turning a quarter century old!!! The big 2-5!!! I feel like this is a big birthday for some reason (not as big as 21 of course ;) ) but more like "Kala, you need to start acting like an adult finally" big. Riiiiight.

I LOVE birthdays. Anybody's birthday really. I'm that girl who claps and sings along at Applebee's for people I don't know, the girl that buys a shot for a 21st birthday guy/girl I've never met, and the kind of girl that likes to stretch birthday celebrations out for a full week... right Mom? And I especially love that I have a summer birthday. Back in the day in G-town all the best birthday parties were the summer birthday parties. Flashback to some of my favorites...

1998 and the best party of the summer was for the birthday blondes turning 13 woop-woop! Katie's birthday in June, me in July, and Kinsy's in August. Man, what that a party. We PACKED the Gardner pool with pretty much everybody from our grade. It was awesome!

2001 and the last to turn 16 and get that driver's license! For my Sweet 16 my parents let me invite a group of friends on a canoe trip in Missouri! Lots of fun, sight-seeing, and tanning :) Perfect birthday!

2006 and I finally was the last in our group to turn 21. Sometimes it stinks to be the youngin'. This birthday literally did stretch out for a week because I celebrated on the actual day down in Emporia but had the big bash that weekend at my parents' house. I have pretty awesome parents who let me host a keg party/pool party/overnight campout for all my friends... it was the highlight of my summer.

2008 and I turned 23 just two days before our wedding. My last birthday I would ever spend as Kala McMillan :) This birthday kinda got overshadowed by the whole wedding business going on... but that was a-okay with me!

So to document my quarter-century year I made a mini-album of 25 things I want to do during my 25th year of birth. I made it like a month ago and have been dying to start but it doesn't count until July 10th.

On the first page are all the things I'm going to try and accomplish from 7.10.2010 - 7.10.2011. Each goal has it's own page where I will stick in pictures, memorabilia, journaling, etc. Can't wait to get busy!!!

And a birthday shout out to my friends who also celebrated their birthdays this week...
Parker, Dave, Kenny, and Fritzy!!! See... all the cool kids have July birthdays ;)