When milestones are met, many people find different ways to celebrate their arrival. Romantic, sunny vacations; parties under the Las Vegas lights; Caribbean cruises complete with snorkeling getaways...these are all examples of how we pay tribute and give ourselves that theoretical "pat on the back." For many of my friends and myself, 2010 marks a milestone: we’re reaching pivotal ages. Some of my friends are reaching the quarter-century mark, but most of us are turning 30. And while I'm a proponent of the obligatory birthday celebration, some of my other girlfriends have different ways to celebrate.
Katie and I have been friends since college. And as all of us girls approach the big 3-0, she has been the only one who has welcomed the triple-decade mark with open arms. Rather than feeling as though it's the end of her youth --or the end of anything for that matter-- Katie welcomes 30 as a new beginning. And to celebrate and kick 30 in the butt, Katie is going to be strapping her butt into a Trek Madone 5.0 and will be cycling around the country in honor of her milestone.
