Twenty-Six

One week ago, my sister and I turned 26. As birthdays are when you get older, it was pretty much another ordinary day. My older brothers and sister had a barbeque for us since our parents decided to go back East (our nephew was being baptized so we figured he deserved to have them their for his birthday). I went for a run. We both took naps. The birthday was a mere blip in the year so I decided to find out what was so interesting about the number 26. So, thanks to wikipedia, here it is.

26 is:

-the atomic number of iron

- the only number between a squared number (five squared) and a number to the third (nine to the third)

-the number of letters in the English alphabet

-the number of miles in a marathon (rounded down from 26.2)

-the age at which males can no longer be drafted in the US

-Michigan is the 26th state to be added to the union

Okay so apparently 26 isn't that spectacular of a number. Maybe I'll just say I'm 25 since my older sister got me a card that says I am. :)