Dirty Thirty

On Monday it happened, I entered a new decade, the decade of 30.  Everyone kept asking me how I felt about turning 30, and often people seem a little freaked out about it, but honestly 25 was worse for some reason.  By 30 I had hoped to be married and have a kid, and hopefully be a stay-at-home-mom.  So when you have everything you ever hoped for how could you be upset about turning another year older?  I think what is weird about 30 is that I remember my mom turning 30, I was almost 6 then.  And now I am the age that I remember my mom...and even more strange is the fact that my children will not feel that way about 30 because they will never remember their mom being 30.  And what's the big deal about 30 anyway?  I still feel young, dress (too) young, and think I can do things I did when I was younger :)  But now I'm an adult with a husband, kids and a mortgage.  Awesome.  

Bryce and I got all dressed up to go on a surprise date, and I love surprises so I was excited about it all day.  Even getting puked and pottied on couldn't bring me down knowing that I was going out later, in a dress!

 We went to a nice restaurant downtown and it was such a beautiful evening we were able to sit outside.  And the outside seating is located by the brick wall where we had our engagement pictures taken.  We brought our own bottle of wine that we had been saving for a special occasion and it was delicious!  Thanks cousin Caleb for hooking us up with some nice wine!

 The area we live in has one main road in and out and there are always "Happy Birthday" "Welcome Home" "Will you go to prom with me" signs posted on the trees.  And Bryce put one up for me, I love this kind of stuff, he couldn't have done a better job of making me feel special!  I almost got run over running across the street to get my picture taken with the sign because apparently half a bottle of wine had some how impaired my ability to see how fast a car is coming.  I also got catcalled at, and really, what could make you feel better than that when you are turning 30?

I got a really cool necklace that Bryce found on Etsy that has the kids names stamped on it and then I got to pick out some new shoes at the downtown Macy's which is way cooler to shop at than the one in the mall by our house. I got flowers and cards from him and the kids, it was a great day and I was sad to see it end, I wish it could be my birthday longer...oh wait, lets celebrate again next weekend!!!