Well it had to happen.
And one day it did.
December 30th...
I turned 30.
Whew. I wish I could say that I wasn't saddened to leave my twenties. But I was sad. Mostly because my twenties were really great...REALLY great years of my life. Young, healthy, & happy times they were...I had all four of my kids in my twenties, which happened to be exactly according to my plan...well...the new life plan that I made after falling in love at 19....of course I totally had to redo my first life plan as Nick's appearance completely shattered the original one! :) I always said that since I married young, I wanted to have my kids before I turned 30 so I could be a young mom...and looking forward....a young grandma. (Yikes. I just typed grandma!) Well Sage cut it really close...but her birthday was a solid 9 days before mine!
Anyways, it's not that I'm foreseeing an ominous future...I'm sure my 30's will be great. I'm hoping they'll be AWESOME! But I just can't believe that time has gone so fast...that so much of my life is already over.... and, as I remember.... neither my original life plan nor my remade life plan ever went beyond the age of 30! So, I guess I've arrived at the end of the plan. Hmmm. Looking back on things I can see that most of what I had planned actually happened...sure there were some major curve balls along the way....some Refiner's fire here....happy surprises there. But all in all...I can check most of the things off my list....my obviously short list.
Which leaves me...needing another life plan I guess. This one to cover my thirties.
Or perhaps not. Planning is good and all, but I'm not sure I want to think about sending out Carson's graduation announcements. Definitely don't want to think about Nixan dating. Treyson in school? Nope...not ready for that. And I certainly don't want to think about Sage's baptism. Maybe my new plan will just be to...just be.
Just be.
Cause 40 is just around the corner.
Gosh...it's good to know that Nick will round that corner before me! :)
Well, here's some pictures of my birthday... we went to my favorite mexican place and Sage slept the whole time for me...it was so nice to have Mom here to celebrate with us:
Me and my favorite person:
5 comments:
I don't get it. I'm not in the last picture.
Happy 30th Birthday Jamie! You make 30 sound like a death sentence....I turn 30 in April!!! It's going to be sooo fun - you'll see. But after reading this post, I'm more afraid of it now than ever, but the last picture of you two lovebirds made me feel a little better! Love you!!
Awww...."just be" is the option to take. It's good...it's ALL good :) You are an amazing woman that has accomplished soooo many great things.
That Mexican food place looks scrumptious!! I'm glad your mom was able to be there with you. Just think of how fast time has flown for her...holy cow!! You've got a great example to follow. Keep being wonderful! We love you!!
What a great post! You look young and sound young. Your hubby and kids are sooo lucky to have you! What a great little lady. Happy very be-lated birthday!
This is my favorite post. Well said. You are so wise. Are you sure you aren't older? ha ha
If you do make a 30's plan, I would love to hear it. Although...I think your 30's is going to be great without a plan!
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