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The SW30: Day 14 ~ Describe the Last Moment You Felt Really, Truly Blissful


Generally speaking, I'd like to think that I am a happy person but I think the last time I felt extremely blissful was during my birthday weekend.

I decided to go to my hometown/city of Philadelphia and spend time with my friends and family.  It just so happened that as my birthday got closer, the pieces simply fell into place.

One of my cousins took time out of her hectic (that's an understatement) schedule to meet me for dinner in one of my favorite parts of the city.  We had a delicious dinner at Landmark Americana in University City.  (I definitely need to get back there!) I truly enjoyed the great food, company and conversation!  To know that she made time for me- before 2 gigs really touched my heart :-).

The next day, I made my way across town where another cousin generously offered to let me and my girlfriends spend the night at his place instead of having to pay for a hotel room. Once my girls arrived, we got ready for the main event-> a concert at World Cafe Live. 

One of my favorite bands, Snarky Puppy was performing.  Before the show started, one of the band members came up to the balcony to talk to my dad. So, I mentioned a couple songs that I would love for them to fit into their set. I really would have been okay if my request wasn't met but when I heard the first few seconds of the 2nd song of the night, my weekend was made! (This is the video I recorded of "my 2013 birthday song.")


I was truly happy that weekend! I felt blessed to be celebrating another birthday in a city that I love... with some of the people that I love!  I really have learned to appreciate the little things in life so that I won't take the bigger things for granted. I'm excited to see what other blissful moments are ahead!



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