Thoughts on 30

I have officially been 30 for an entire day now!  I've had mixed thoughts about turning 30, but so far it's been pretty good to me.  Most of my friends are already 30, so I'll still always be younger :)  I don't think of my friends as older, so that must mean that I'm not getting older either!  Ray sent me flowers and a huge balloon boquet at work, so it was pretty obvious that it was my birthday.  Several of my classes of students sang to me, and I was pretty happy when most of them didn't question me when I told them I was turning 21! Ha!

  I don't "feel" 30, even though I don't really know what that means.  Maybe I thought I would feel older hitting this milestone, or maybe that was just because when I would think about being 30 it always seemed pretty far away.  And, in some ways I do "feel" 30.  I'm doing the things that I thought I would be doing, that I wanted to be doing at 30.  I have a job, a husband, a house, and a kid.  Considering that those were my main goals by 30, I know that I am very lucky. 

A few times recentlly, I've thought, "Am I too old for...." Like, am I too old to shop in the juniors section, or to rock out to teeny-bopper music?  I also feel kind of old when I talk about being in college OVER ten years ago, or reminiscing about my high school days. Wow, those years really creep up on you.

I also have thought about how much has changed in those 10 years, and how I am different now than I was at 20.  At 20, I was thinking about where I would get a job, when I would get married, and when I would have kids. I wonder about what life will be like in another 10, 20, or 30 years. 


I'm looking forward to celebrating this weekend, and I am hoping to do some serious picture up-loading!  Until then, here are a few of my favorites from a few weeks ago!

Hi there, September!

It's  been a few weeks since I've updated, and it's partly because we've been busy, and partly because there is not as much to blog about when you are working all day.  But, we have had some really good weekends, and I am happy that another one is here.  Last weekend, we went to Alison and Ken's housewarming party, and had a lot of fun.  They have such a beautiful house, and a really nice yard.  The kids had fun playing in the jumpy house that we brought, so that provided a full day of entertainment.  I also went to the Frankfort Fest twice. The first time I went with Kenley, my mom, Ray's mom, and Aunt for the crafts, and in-between rain and a few major temper tantrums, and a half-hour time-out in the car, I was able to buy a few cool things. Then, Ray and I took Kenley back for a little bit on Monday and she got to go on a few little rides.


I can't believe that September is already here, and I am kind of excited for the fall.  Even though I don't want it to get cold out, as long as it stays nice for a while, I will be happy.  I'm ready to put out my ever growing collection of fall decorations soon.  I'm also excited because there are a few fun things coming up the next few weekends including a few local fall/halloween fests & pumpkin farms, a wedding, and my 30th birthday.  (yikes!)  I haven't even taken any pictures lately, except for a few on my phone, so I will have to figure out how to upload those soon.  Also, my niece is turning 1 month old tomorrow already!  I have to get new pictures of her, and I know that Katie and Greg are taking her to get professional shots tonight, so I can't wait to see them.  Well, that's all I got for now.  Have a great weekend!