30

“Remember when thirty seemed so old…”

Today, I am 30.  And unlike a lot of people, I’m completely okay with turning thirty.  I don’t have a perfect life, but I have a wonderful, amazingly blessed life.  I’m wife to a sweet husband who is an awesome spiritual leader, who makes me laugh all the time, and who is handsome as all get-out I have an energetic yet sweet son who makes me laugh while he tells me about his beard and melts my heart with his I-love-you-very-very-much’s.  I have a precious brown-eyed baby girl who lights up a room with her giggle and keeps me on my toes as she crawls quick-as-a-flash from one room to the next.  I have a part-time photography business that keeps me as busy as I want to be.  I live in a great area of town, have a wonderful church, have helpful family and friends who can relate to my crazy life.  And so much more.  Thank You, Lord.

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We had our small group over for dinner tonight as a little birthday celebration.  I love, love our small group.  What a godly group of men and women.  (And we definitely feel the absence of our other family who moved across the country last month!)

Ladies (and little lady):

…and the girls:

Mmmmmm, mac and cheese!

I told Jason I wanted a cookie cake.  He delivered

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5 great things about my twenties:

I earned 3 degrees (2 bachelors and one masters), two of which came from this great institution:

I lived in 3 towns/cities and moved 4 times (I think).

I had 2 1/2 careers: media buyer, student teacher (that’s the half!), and photographer.  Well, and stay-at-home-mom – my most thoroughly exhausting and fulfilling “career.”

I married the love of my life

and we had 2 beautiful babies!

And that is why I’m not sad about turning 30.  Based on how life is going, I expect my thirties to be even better than my twenties!  Of course, that’s not in my control, though!  I’m just grateful for everything we have.