firsts.

yesterday was a day of firsts.  

the group of people i hang out with is kind of an older crowd, at least compared to me.  many of them are more than five years older than me, ranging all the way to the 50th birthday party i went to last weekend.  yesterday, our friends that had the first baby in our group of friends, threw a birthday party for their baby, her first birthday.  it was so strange, seeing this baby grow into a little person, realizing that now she has visible thoughts and emotions other than tears.  it was hilarious to watch her play with the toy we got her--a piano that makes noise by hitting chimes (no batteries! haha!!)--and watch her figure out melodies and cause/effect.  crazy.  i was so glad to be a part of that huge "first":  her first birthday, her parents realizing that they've been parents for an entire year, just moving into their first house.  it was a big deal for them.  so cool.

me?  i baked a pie.

hey, there's a first time for everything, be it birthday cakes, or pies.

(not so) tiny dancer.

sometimes i continue to amaze myself and i love that feeling.  i think so often we feel like if we didn't learn how to do something as a child, we'll never really learn.  things like foreign languages (and the ability to speak them fluently), sports, a new skill, a musical instrument, but then you give it a try and realize, "hey, maybe i can do this!"

when i was a kid i was expected to be involved in all kinds of activities, but i was kind of limited to what those activities should be.  i suffered through piano lessons for two years before finally putting my foot down.  i played soccer off and on for years.  i was never the girl who could take dance lessons.  dance was too expensive (true), and while no one ever said it, i saw the girls that took dance (i was not built to be a dancer).

last night i went to a dance class.  my first dance class.  at twenty-four years old.  and while dance is expensive and i still don't possess the physique, i did it anyway.  and i'll be back next week for another round of "adult hip-hop" to perfect the routine to kc and the sunshine band.