Thoughts on turning 30...

So here we are...

It happened. Somehow the last 10 years have slipped by in what seems like a blink of an eye and I have entered into a new decade.

Today...I turned 30.

I am excited to see where my thirties takes me...

But I want to remember the significant things I learned in my 20's. Particularliy the lessons I learned this past year.

*I learned that giving birth is absolutely amazing. It's exciting, and scary, and painful, and euphoric all at the same time. And if I ever get the opportunity to experience it again I will remember to get an epidural sooner, so I can rest...because 40 hours of no sleep makes for one mess of a new momma.

* I learned that there is no depth to the love you have for your children...no matter how they become yours. Whether by adoption, or biologically...the love is real, it is equal. After having experienced both of these I can tell you that the same sweet spirit that was felt the first time I held Isabella in my arms was the same sweet spirit I felt the first time I held Olivia. Both are my girls, and were always meant to be.

* I learned more than ever that being a mother is hard. It is not for the faint of heart, and it is okay to feel completely overwhelmed and under qualified. As much as I would like to be one of those mother's who has her home clean and organized, her kids reading by the age of three, something for dinner other than hamburger helper, and the ability to look super cute in her trendy attire...I am simply not that kind of mom. Bummer!

* I have learned that the commandment "Love thy Neighbor as Thyself" is a very difficult commandment for me to follow. Especially since my neighbor's are crazy, drunk driver's who total your brand new van and never apologized kind of neighbor's. Don't worry we are working on forgiveness...it's a slow process.

I am sure this coming year will bring many more experiences and opportunities for growth. The only thing I will miss from my twenties is my size 4 waist and a more fit body...but those have been long gone for quite sometime so it's hard to remember what it was like to have them anyways!

Happy 30th to me.