23 going on 24.

i just turned 24 an hour ago. it's a rather surreal feeling. in my head, i know that my age equals 24 but in my heart, i feel much younger. in many ways, i don't feel ready to be this age. does anyone else feel like that? my friends surprised me with a dinner on friday, unfortunately i had to work through the dinner because there was a crisis at work. in any case, i am grateful that so many of them came down for dinner with me. i love each and everyone of them so much. they gave me a card and birthday present redemption voucher, apparently my gift is on the way. i am going half-crazy wondering what they got me! another friend got me a camera bag to store my new-old eos 88! yesterday, i had an early birthday lunch with my family. we had good wholesome chinese food. lots of ginseng chicken soup, chicken with ginger and lettuce, prawns and tofu. yums! i was so stuffed! today, i am going to meet my best friends for a cycling date in the park! and then we are going to a favourite cafe of ours for lunch, continue planning our april adventure and generally while the day away. i love birthdays like these.