My holy birthday weekend

This weekend was my 20th birthday and I was completely excited about it. Tell me what's not exciting about changing the first number of your age? I have been using it for a decade, gosh, that's a lot of time.

Saturday 30 was my day. A very special day, actually.

My family was very kind and pleasing with me (which I love). First they baked for me a delicious, fluffy, bit tangy but sweet cheesecake. Oh god that cheesecake was good. I can assure you the secret ingredient was true love, since my mother doesn't like to enter the kitchen unless she's going to eat something. But she made an effort, a big one and I really appreciate it. Thanks to her and my grandmas, now I'm the aspiring baker, no one expected me to be, ha!

Even though the cheesecake's recipe wasn't followed to a T by mom, she did an amazing job. We saw that skipping the water bath and 90 minutes cooking time, wasn't really bad. And I'm really sure she had a blast while baking. I saw it in her face.

Besides my fabulous birthday cheesecake, they made more things to spoil me right. From real good books, chocolate cooking bibles, and extreme adventure trips, this has been, BY FAR, my best birthday (week), so far.

I'm really glad my family made such a big effort to make me smile after all the pressure they know I've been under this past couple weeks. I'm also glad of my friends (old and new ones) they give such a spark to my day-to-day. It's easier to enjoy every aspect of life when you have people like this by your side supporting, encouraging and loving you.

I wouldn't change a thing that's happened to me so far. Every little experience has made me who I am now. I'm happy with who I am. That maybe I would like to exercise 5 of 3 days I actually do, yes, but I'm working on it. (:

You know when you are really satisfied with what's going on in your life? I haven't felt like that in a relatively long time. Now that's changed. I'm changed too. I love everything I have and I have everyone I love.

I just wanted to take a time, space and post to write and share with you a moment that's really important for me.

OXO
Val💕