Happy Birthday To Me

Today is my birthday.

Lately I’ve been floating on air. I’ve secured my first advertising contract, which makes the hours I pour into this site feel a bit more justified. I’ve also had tons of other behind the scenes deals start to fall into place. Not to mention, I’m traveling through Cambodia, and falling hard for it. Still, I feel a little sad being so far from home.

Birthdays were a big deal in my house growing up, and I carried on the tradition by always being the cake-baker, card-maker and surprise party-thrower for my nearest and dearest. And my birthday is still one of my favorite days of the year, which I usually spend lazing in bed, eating my favorite foods and watching my favorite shows while opening birthday cards and receiving calls from my faraway family. And I use my birthday-night to force all my friends to do whatever I’ve been fixated on lately- from bowling to mechanical bull riding. So while I’ll have Mark, two great friends from Koh Tao and I’m sure a bunch of brand new friends with me today, I still kind of wish I could transport myself back to New York!

Now I know what you are all thinking. How can I pull Alex out of her whiny misery and put a smile on that face when I can’t send her a birthday card or take her out mechanical bull riding? Via the internets, of course!

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My posts go live in the States in the morning, which means it’s evening here in Asia when comments start rolling in. Reading them before bed makes my day! And every once in a while I get a comment from a friend back home that I had no idea was reading, which is double the fun. Don’t be shy. Tell me when you have some advice for me, when you like my photos, when you have a story to share, or when you think my jokes are lame.

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Just know that whether you do one of the above or not, you already give me a great gift  just by reading. This blog has started to really become something, and it never could have happened without you all. Thank you all for coming along with me on this crazy ride I’m on! I can’t wait to see what the future brings and where in the world I’ll be celebrating next year.

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