They Say it's All Downhill From Here........

Yesterday I hit the big 3-0! I know. You can hardly believe it. I had a hard time believing it myself. All these years I thought I was 23 and just yesterday I found out it wasn't true. I had an unexpected visitor yesterday that just made my day! Around 10:45 my mom came over. That wasn't out of the ordinary........however, her behavior was really strange. She kept looking out the window and pacing around the kitchen. Also, I think I'm going to give my mom the quote of the day for my 30th birthday. After asking me about how it felt to be thirty and hearing my comment she said, "Well..........today is Elvis' birthday, too. And look at him........He's dead. So, you should be thankful!" I just cracked up. Anyway, back to the visitor. At 11 the doorbell rang and there was my sister!!!! I had no idea she was coming and I had just said a couple days ago that I wished she lived closer so we could have lunch on my birthday. It was so nice to have her here and to be able to have a bit of "girl time" with our mom. Thanks, Trac for driving all the way here to go to Stoveworks!
Mom made me a strawberry cake with buttercream icing.......Yummy. We came to our house and ate cake after a nice dinner at Jeffrey's with my parents and Bobby's parents.
As at all birthdays since having children, I had extra help blowing out the candles. This is a commemorative picture of me wishing that my metabolism doesn't slow dramatically and that I won't be forced to wear "mom jeans" while I'm shopping at Coldwater Creek. Maybe all that happens at your 40th birthday now since 30 is the new 20 or whatever they always say on the Today show.............. All joking aside, I am very thankful that I'm celebrating another year. Thirty or fourty or fifty.......whatever. I am happy, healthy and blessed and I wouldn't trade any of my years. My twenties gave me lots of fun, a wonderful husband, a beautiful home, and three spectacular boys. I'm looking forward to what my thirties hold in store for me!!