{"id":152,"date":"2013-02-22T23:11:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T05:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplechara.wordpress.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2013-02-22T23:11:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T05:11:24","slug":"2-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?p=152","title":{"rendered":"2.22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is my 20th birthday. It still feels weird to say that, to have a number that begins with a 2. This might be the first birthday I can remember where I actually <em>feel<\/em> different. Maybe it&#8217;s just that this is unexplored territory. I still feel like saying I&#8217;m 19 when people ask my age. But overall, I&#8217;m so incredibly grateful for another new year of life. That&#8217;s the ultimate blessing.<\/p>\n<p>Below are photos from the past three birthdays when I&#8217;ve celebrated with friends from school. This is the first year since high school that I get to celebrate with friends and family on my actual birthday!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-152 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=167'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/18-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-167\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-167'>\n\t\t\t\t18th &#8211; Love from my sophomore year roommate\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=168'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/18-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-168\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-168'>\n\t\t\t\t18th &#8211; Archis are the best roommates\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=169'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/19-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-169\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-169'>\n\t\t\t\t19th &#8211; Mementos from my 2012 birthday\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=174'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-174\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-174'>\n\t\t\t\t20th &#8211; Cupcakes from the best family of friends I could ever want\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Lots of love to all those who share February birthdays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is my 20th birthday. It still feels weird to say that, to have a number that begins with a 2. This might be the first birthday I can remember where I actually feel different. Maybe it&#8217;s just that this is unexplored territory. I still feel like saying I&#8217;m 19 when people ask my age. 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