30

On May 11th, I turned 30 years old. So strange to me that I've been around for 30 years! We celebrated with a few of my close friends for dinner at Meddlesome Moth the weekend before and then Matt bought me a watch that I've been wanting. On my actual birthday, Matt came home from a trip that afternoon and I left work a little early. Roman came in the house carrying flowers and a card and kept saying, 'happy momma, happy'. It was too cute! We all went out for Sushi dinner to not only celebrate my birthday, but also celebrate selling our condo! What a perfect day! Not to mention it also thunder stormed all afternoon. I LOVE a good storm!

Here are the top 30 things that have happened over the past decade in no particular order.

1. Graduated college in 2003
2. Moved to Texas
3. Met the love of my life amongst all of the other guys in college
4. Married Matt in 2006
5. Dealt with cancer striking our family again and buried my dad in 2003
6. Has had 8 different roommates (not including my husband)
7. Has lived in three different homes in Dallas. Never an apartment.
8. Created a made up club called the League with some of my best friends from college
9. Has worked four different Interior Design jobs
10. Studied and passed the NCIDQ to become a certified registered interior designer
11. Bought a condo in 2005
12. Became a landlord in 2009
13. Sold the condo in 2011!
14. Been a bridesmaid in 9 weddings
15. Traveled to Europe twice, Mexico twice, California a few times, Colorado a few times, Canada, Jamaica, cruised the Caribbean, New York City a couple of times, Atlanta, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tulsa, and probably more that I can't think of.
16. Got my first dog, Captain. One of the hardest training jobs ever!
17. Helped two close friends battle through cancer and win!
18. Started tithing regularly
19. Grown out my hair and donated it twice
20. Gave birth to my beautiful son, Roman
21. Pregnant with my daughter, Carmen
22. Became an aunt all over again to 5 beautiful children
23. Learned how to run a mile (ha Matt!) and now work out all the time
24. Grown my relationship with Jesus Christ and still continuing to grow
25. Started a vegetable garden and actually eat from it
26. Started recycling
27. The morning news is now more important than many other shows
28. Learning to tolerate cartoons now that I have a toddler
29. Retiring at age 30. We'll see how long that lasts...
30. Blessed to be creating a my own little family while being a part of my wonderful family and Matt's.

God is so good!!! I'm ready to tackle my 30's!