What is today really?

Well today is just another Friday in the early, to be exact, it’s the first one of August, and it’s also the 219th day of the year unless it’s a leap year. Day is also another magical day, it’s my birthday. Yes Yes, I am getting old.

So really, what is a birthday? When you are young, it’s all about what your parents do for you. The party, the presents, and having your friends come over and celebrate with you. When you get into your teens, its all about not wanting your parents to help you, and just kind of hanging out with friends. When your in your twenties, it’s all about you, what you finally want to do. And when you hit over 30, it because all about the family and what they want to do for you.

Really to me my birthday is about celebrating my life, and the things I have done, and the things that are yet to come. I want to look back and be happy and remember that each day, no matter birthday or holiday, is truly a celebration of yourself. And personally I have started to love myself more now than I have ever. So yay me and my birth *all those years ago*

So some interesting facts about August 7th are:

That in1782 George Washington orders the creating of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is now known as the poetic purple heart.

In 1927 the Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo.

In 1959 the Lincoln Memorial design on the United States penny goes into circulation. It replaced the “sheaves of wheat” design and is still in use today.

In 2007 Barry Bonds broke the baseballs great Hank Aaron’s record by hitting his 756th home run.

And amazingly Charlize Theron was born on August 7th of 1975. So Happy Birthday to you Charlize, and everyone else born, or being born today. It’s a good day to be born.