The Big 3-0!

This last Friday I celebrated the big 3-0 with great friends and family.  I was blessed to celebrate the day with my sweet friend Laura who was in town from Texas for a visit.  Laura truly made my birthday morning special by decorating the house with streamers and birthday banners.  She fixed a fabulous birthday brunch - egg casserole with yogurt parfaits - YUM!  Not too long after finishing brunch Tony showed up at the door - a really special birthday surprise - he was finished early at the hospital and was able to join us for the day.  After opening presents and drinking my 4th cup of coffee - no coffee restrictions on birthdays, please - Laura and I went shopping while my mom watched the kiddos.  After perusing all the maternity and baby stores downtown (congratulations Laura!) we took a much needed break at the neighborhood coffee shop.  And yes, I ingested yet another blast of caffeine and a chocolate chip cookie - hello, birthday pounds! 

Later that night my friend Taryn joined us for dinner at a fabulous new Greek restaurant.  Tony was a little outnumbered by the ladies but handled it with style.  The conversation was fabulous, the food delicious (although stuffed grape leaves are very "beefy" not sure why I ordered that...) and the company truly great.

It was a great birthday - one of the best ones ever.  Before bed I read this post by my friend Gina.  It made me laugh out loud and was a perfect end to this very special birthday.  As I turn 30, I am not sad at all about the passing years.  Just so joyful and grateful for the friends I have in my life and the family that God has blessed me with.  

I loved you so much breakfast brunch!

Yes, that is the first "Twilight" book.  Thank you Laura for bringing me what will possibly become another obsession (or so everyone tells me...)

Getting all pretty for dinner out on the town.

Taryn, Me, and Laura.

The love of my life.

Putting on a show for Sophia and Vincent as I blew out the candle.

I have a few resolutions, well more like improvements, that I would like to make during this next decade of life.  Yes, some are quiet superficial and some quite serious but they are things I would like to work on nonetheless.  In no particular order...

In my next 30 years:

I will check my posture throughout the day and try to STAND UP STRAIGHT.

I will start a skincare regiman, which will include washing my face on a regular basis and applying some sort of anti-wrinkle cream - hello I am 30!

Each week I will meet God in the morning more days than not.

I will call friends and family more often.

I will go to bed earlier with a candle burning on my nightstand, a cup of chamomile tea in one hand and a book in the other.

I will date my husband.

I will write him more love letters.

My TV will continue to collect dust while my stroller will need at least 4 tire replacements.

I will eat more salad and fewer burgers and french fries.

I will actively pursue a few dreams (rubber meets the road)...

Each day will be an opportunity to serve if I choose to think of others above myself.

With God's guidance I will join my husband in loving and discipling our children to the best of our ability, thus making an impact for good or bad on generations to come...

I will wear more red both in my hair and on my feet.

Hello 30's!  I welcome you with open arms.