Well, it is official I am old…At least I am the age I thought would be defined as old! Friday I turned 30. I have had kind of a love-hate relationship with turning 30. Most of my friends have already turned 30, so I have already been processing this momentous day. I have had a little of a rough time with this birthday. If you have read any of my blogs, I am sure you can guess that I am no where I thought I would be when I turned 30. But here I am, 30. One child. Small house. Debt. Immaturity. The list could go on. But I have had this entire year to process this new decade. I am making plans and goals for this next decade, but under no circumstances am I going to say I will be here, doing this, with this by the time this decade is over! It only sets up for disappointment or the sense of failure. I love my life and you know what this is where GOD wants me..who cares where I thought I was going to be! I am where I am supposed to be.
My day was am
azing! It started the night before when I joined a group of 12 women going to see the newest “Twilight” movie. I am not an obsessed fan, but it was soo much fun to be out late, stand in line, and watch the movie in the theater! So fun!
My day continued with two of my dearest friends Kyla and Laura. They took me to lunch and then to get my hair cut for the first time in a Salon. It was such a great day! I think the girls were as excited as I was to be going to the salon! With my mom being a be
autician I have never seen the need to spend money for a haircut, but it was a lot of fun!! After we got my hair cut off, we went back to Laura’s house and got me all ready for my hot date with Mike!
Laura did my nails, her specialty..french manicure. And Kyla did an amazing job on my makeup! They worked on me at the same time, so it was “look here, don’t move, look up, look down, stop twitching, quit laughing!” It was so much fun. These ladies have become some of my dearest friends over the past few years. I am so blessed to have these women in my life!
Mike had prepared an evening out for him and I. I have always wanted to go somewhere a little fancier than the average Olive Garden. So he made reservations and I was thinking I was in for a night, just the two of us. Mike is huge on surprises and so I knew I was in for some surprises, but had no idea how much! I got home from my girls day to a table FULL of roses. ” 30 Roses for his 30 year old wife.” They are beautiful, I am sorry I do not have a picture of them on here for you! But trust me, they are gorgeous! So after that we headed out, in my driveway was surprise two. Becky and Corey made the drive to eat dinner with us! I was so excited! Becky and I had been playing phone tag most of the week so I was really missing her voice, so to see her in my driveway I was elated!
Dinner was in Little Italy. We got there with no problems and was sent upstairs to be seated.
..with 10 of my closest friends! Mike had invited friends to come and celebrate with us. What a night! So much fun! So much laughter. We had a blast. Laughter is truly medicine for the soul! It was one of the best birthdays yet!
I looked around the table at all my friends and I just got that reassurance. I am where I am because God has placed me here. I have the friends I have because God has blessed me with them! I am so blessed! This group of friends is diverse and exactly what I need in life.
Thank you God, for NOT giving me what I want, but exactly what I NEED!
Here is to the next decade!
