@annsvan: I just turned 43 and I’ve never had a wedding. Never had a baby shower. No anniversaries, no honeymoons, no bachelorette trips. For a long time, that made me feel like I was missing something. Like I was unworthy. Like I didn’t reach the milestones that make a life worth celebrating. But I’ve realized there’s so much more to life than rings, babies, or buying a house. This year I decided to throw my own birthday party. Not because it’s a milestone number. But because I finally found where I want to plant my roots. And I wanted to celebrate the people who helped me grow them. We wait too long to tell people how much they mean to us. We wait until the milestones, or the funerals. For my birthday, I wrote love letters for every guest. I made gold crowns for the women I love. And I threw a party that felt like a Little Women Renaissance Christmas. Warm, full, alive. Because I didn’t just want to celebrate my birthday. I wanted to celebrate the people who’ve made this life worth living. The people who held me up. Who’s seen me through every version of myself. Because I wouldn’t have made it to 43 without them. #birthday #thisis43 #littlewomen #renaissance #christmas @Josie Balka

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