{"id":8191,"date":"2013-09-28T16:23:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T20:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/?p=8191"},"modified":"2013-09-28T16:23:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T20:23:46","slug":"29-superlatives-for-a-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/29-superlatives-for-a-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"29 Superlatives for a Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I celebrated my 29th birthday by filling all my students with sugar via homemade cupcakes, letting Brian cook dinner and enjoying the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art’s free gallery day.\u00a0 Today Brian and I continued the party by spending most of the day at the Big E, which was a lot of fun.\u00a0 The weather was perfect, the alpacas were adorable and the food was greasy.\u00a0 I couldn’t have asked for more.<\/p>\n

You know that around here, big events come with long lists.\u00a0 This collection of superlatives from the past year was inspired by my friend Beth<\/a>.\u00a0 And yes, Beth, I’ve had this post saved since April so I could use it in September.\u00a0 I’m like that.\u00a0 Also, as a side note, I’m really cool with the turning 29 (and the inevitable turning 30 that will follow), despite the fact that one of our deans at school jokingly wished me a happy 25th birthday yesterday and my sister called me old.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, some of the superlatives of the past year:<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Best New Project:<\/strong> baking my own bread<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Longest Car Ride:<\/strong> the Berkshires to North Carolina to visit my in-laws this summer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Best TV Show I Started Watching:<\/strong> Maybe Call the Midwife, but my New Girl obsession is pretty strong as well.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Farthest Trip:<\/strong> Minneapolis, MN for the 2013 Healthy Living Summit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    Biggest Time Waste:<\/strong> Facebook\/Tumblr, for sure<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    Best Life Hack:<\/strong> IFTTT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  7. \n

    Most Useful Friends:<\/strong> Jen and Scott, who drove me to appointments, helped us move and let me borrow their car<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  8. \n

    Most Frustrating Website Closures:<\/strong> Task management app Astrid and Google Reader (though I\u2019m now in love in Feedly)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  9. \n

    Newest Skill:<\/strong> sewing…though I haven\u2019t done much yet…<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  10. \n

    Best Party:<\/strong> our May housewarming<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  11. \n

    Best Tag Sale Purchase:<\/strong> either my $5 sewing machine or the $10 Ethan Allen dresser for our guest room<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  12. \n

    Biggest Buy:<\/strong> Our new house<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  13. \n

    \"summit-Emily.jpg\"<\/p>\n

    Highest Hike:<\/strong> Climbing Mount Greylock<\/a> in October<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  14. \n

    Biggest Cooking Fail:<\/strong> Either the galette<\/a> that leaked all over the bottom of my oven or the 3 jars of blueberry jam<\/a> that didn\u2019t seal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  15. \n

    Most Unique Holidays:<\/strong> Christmas when Brian and I celebrated the holiday by ourselves for the first time and Thanksgiving when watched the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade live.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  16. \n

    Best Beauty Purchases:<\/strong> Orly\u2019s Bonder basecoat and a jar of coconut oil<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  17. \n

    Biggest Scheduling Mistake:<\/strong> Taking two grad level courses last spring<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  18. \n

    Favorite Blog Addition:<\/strong> Direct advertising<\/a> through Passionfruit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  19. \n

    Busiest Month:<\/strong> July: we finished a vacation, had two sets of house guests, attended a concert with friends and both worked at summer programs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  20. \n

    Best Podcast Discoveries:<\/strong> Food is the New Rock and Pop Culture Happy Hour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  21. \n

    Most Laughing and Crying in a Single Weekend: \u00a0<\/strong>My sister\u2019s wedding last September<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  22. \n

    \"Ben<\/p>\n

    Best Concert:<\/strong> Ben Folds Five, Barenaked Ladies and Guster at Tanglewood in July<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  23. \n

    Most Consumed Beverage:<\/strong> tea, by a long shot<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  24. \n

    Most Productive Blog Project:<\/strong> Katy Widrick\u2019s 28 Day Blog Challenge<\/a> in February (and I just signed up for her October challenge<\/a> as well!)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  25. \n

    Saddest Thing:<\/strong> My three closest work friends leaving the school for other opportunities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  26. \n

    Best Berkshire Event: I<\/strong> have to choose one? Both our Tanglewood shows we attended were great, in addition to the North Adams Downtown Celebration.<\/p>\n

    \"Dad's<\/li>\n

  27. \n

    Best Family Trip:<\/strong> Maine, for my Dad\u2019s 60th birthday<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  28. \n

    Book I Spent the Longest Reading:<\/strong> Cooked, by Michael Pollan.\u00a0 I think I had that book out from the library for a full six months!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  29. Most Worn Piece of Jewelery<\/strong> (besides my rings and watch): The silver necklace I received from my sister as a Matron of Honor gift and wore in her wedding.\u00a0 I’ve probably worn it at least twice a month since then, which is a lot for me to wear any jewelry at all.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here’s hoping that 29 treats me as well as 28 did!<\/p>\n

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