32 years old and not a bit ashamed..

I looked in the mirror this week and realized that I look older. I am wrinklier, saggier, less symmetrical, and yet.. I look a bit wiser. The thing I really noticed is that I just can't get away with wearing teeny bopper jeans anymore. It makes me look like I'm trying way too hard. :) The good thing is that I'm finally comfortable in my skin. That's what 32 is supposed to feel like right? I finally know how to laugh about embarrassing things and blow off other people's opinions when they don't really matter, and be glad to be who I am. I'm so happy to know what I stand for and to not be a bit ashamed. So 32 is good. Much better than 23. 23 was a ROUGH year.

So this birthday has been a delightful one. Getting over winter.. slowly day by day, degree by degree has worked miracles at improving everyone's mood around here. AND, We got the pleasure having my sister Katie come out for a couple of weeks that happened to pass over my birthday!

Paul took me to my new favorite restaurant in our area Ashoka Indian Cuisine. It was incredibly delicious and we had enough leftovers for 3 whole meals. I talked Paul into buying a Bose IPOD Dock off of EBAY. We got a steal, and then he surprised me with a new Kitchen Aid. I have been mixing everything by hand for a few months since our hand mixer we got for our wedding broke. I've been getting some new muscles, but I'm so glad to have a mixer. So I got S.P.O.I.L.E.D. and I love it. I had a very special friend drop off this delectable delight. She knows me and knows what I like the best. (White chocolate mousse tort) Yes you read that right! Thanks Erin. You are amazing!

And to top off all that excitement, we had Zach and Arrin and their 4 kids visit overnight. We borrowed a Wii and the fun was immense. Thanks Christina for being so generous!

Thanks to everyone who called, sent cards, gifts and visited. You made me feel so loved this birthday. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

You're crazy if you don't follow my link

Dude. .This is my RAD brother!
It's a commercial filmed by Steve Olpin. It's going to be on Fuel TV next week.
I know, you are all seriously freaking jealous that I have such a cool brother. I know I would be if he were your brother! Dave, you totally rock and roll and shake my boat. Love you!

"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931 -

Tadpoles in the Sun

 

 

 

 

Today the sun came out for a few hours. We almost didn't want to acknowledge it knowing how fleeting it is and how sad it will be to see it go, but we couldn't help it. The kids got naked and drank their milks in the sun pouring in the window. It was still 20 degrees outside, but it felt great through the glass. Does it get any better than this?