When I was five, I came across my mom preparing a care package for my oldest sister Barbara who was in Ecuador on her mission. She was packing it with all these different kinds of candy. To a five year old...candy is the world. I asked her if I could have some candy and she said no telling me that it was for Barbara's golden birthday. 'What does that mean?" I asked. Mom told me it is when you turn the age of the day you were born. I asked her when my golden birthday was and she asked me when my birthday is. September 29th I said. Mom told me that my 29th birthday will be my golden birthday. WHAT!?!?! I remember two distinct thoughts running through my head. First, I was going to be SOOOOOOO old when I was 29. Second, 29 was SOOOOO far away. Well...this year was my golden birthday (and yes I got a big bag of candy). I decided to celebrate in style by going to Disneyland with my family. It was just as fun and magical as I had hoped and this birthday will count as one of my favorite birthdays of my life. Next year is my big 3-0. What should I do to celebrate that right of passage?
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