On July 15th I entered a new stage of my life. I left my teenage years and turned twenty...(Yes, Dad, you now have a twenty-year-old daughter- how does it feel?)
Normally, on my birthday, I am either on holiday with my family or if I am at home it is very rare that I celebrate my birthday on the 15th because it falls over the 12th fortnight when most people take their holidays.
This year I was not expecting anything more than a few emails to say Happy Birthday but it far surpassed my expectations.
Friends and Family- Thank you for all you cards and presents that you sent over. I got home from New York and found them all waiting for me. It means a lot to receive them this far away from home.
WIPpers- Thank you all for coming out to celebrate my birthday with me. I had a lovely meal and the cakes and cards were brilliant. I was really touched. Thank you also to my friends for organising the meal. It really surprised me as I honestly did not expect anything. Dinner really overwhelmed me as I realised everyone was really exhausted after New York but made an effort to come out for my birthday so thank you so much.
Now...
How do you top last year? Yes, there were a lot of difficult times but I honestly don't know how to surpass a lot of the moments last year... First year at St Andrews, an amazing Christmas with my family and the majority of my amazing moments have occured over the last five weeks! Whitehouse, Congressional Forum, 4th of July, Hillary, President's dinner, NYC...
Well- I think I will give it a go...I have another 2 weeks here which I am sure will be immense, the rest of the summer with Chloé & Deedee and I can't wait to get stuck into second year of my degree (or just getting back to St Andrews, let's be honest)
