Turning 30

So I have been dreading thirty for awhile now. For some reason it was a really hard one for me. Do I feel thirty? Not at all. I still feel like mid 20's. The day came and went and I survived it. Nothing changed. I actually think I will like it. Jessica Simpson was on Rachel Ray this week and when Rachel asked Jessica about turning 30 she said something like this, "I feel like I have been and old twenty for awhile and now I will get to be a young thirty." I loved that! I am a young 30. I have five years to enjoy that and then I can start worrying about turning forty. My twenties were awesome. I graduated from Beauty School, I moved to Utah County, I met the most awesome guy ever, I married that awesome guy, went to Hawaii, bought a house, had my first baby, had two more babies, had a salon that I loved in my home, met lots of new friends, and really just loved life. I think somewhere in my twenties I became more comfortable in my own skin. I worried less about impressing others and thought more about what was important to me and my family. I, for some reason thought that getting older meant everything was going to go downhill. More to worry about. I was feeling like a lot of the wonderful things in life had already happened. I have changed my mind. The next ten years will bring happiness. Probably some hard stuff too, but that's life. I look forward to it. I hope the next 10 years includes: having one more baby, Troy graduating from school, buying a new house, spending more time with my hubby, being able to enjoy more with the kids as they grow up, being more comfortable with myself, getting healthier (this is week five of running on the treadmill!!!!), and enjoying life.

I had a wonderful birthday. It started a week before my actual birthday. My sister Brittney had the idea to throw me a surprise party. Her and Troy put it together and I actually helped with the process! I had suggested that we meet Troy's dad for dinner with his sister that was going to be here. That was supposed to be Friday night but she "couldn't" make it for the Friday night dinner so we changed it to Saturday lunch. So I thought nothing of it when I was driving to Pizza Pie Cafe in Provo. I had been shopping at Costco with Toni and the girls and Troy was meeting us there with Jensen. When we were walking into the restaurant another one of Troy's sister's drove by in the parking lot. I wasn't quick enough to figure out why she was there until I was in the restaurant and then it all started to click. Man I hate surprises. I hate being the center of attention even more. It was lots of fun and so many of our friends and family were there. It made me feel special and blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life. After lunch I spent the rest of the day shopping with Brittney and Maegen. It was a great day. Britt you are such a good sister. I love you. Thanks for planning it for me.

That wasn't the end of the surprises. Tuesday night I came home from book club to find that Troy had cleaned the house. Mondays and Tuesdays suck at our house. I had managed to get the bathrooms and my bedroom clean but the rest of the house was destroyed from two crazy days. I told him before book club to ignore the house. I was planning on making it a late night and getting it all cleaned. So of course I felt bad when I walked in and he had done it all. Remember when I told you he was awesome! When I started asking why he did it the conversation went like this: Do you want it to be a mess when your mom comes tomorrow? (Me)She isn't coming tomorrow, she is coming on Friday. (Troy) No, she's coming tomorrow. (Me)What are you talking about? She isn't coming tomorrow.(Troy) Yes she is. She is coming to stay with the kids so we can go to St. George. Then the mom in me panics. What??? St. George. I am leaving my kids. What about..... What if?????? Then I stopped and realized how awesome my husband is. He had been planning it for a month. He had called my mom and asked her to come and stay with the kids. This is great. I don't have to plan it. Troy took care of everything. So I ended up staying up late anyways getting ready for our mini vacation. We left on Wednesday afternoon and drove to St. George. Stopped at Chili's for dinner and then drove on to Mesquite. We stayed at the Falcon Ridge which is super nice. Not a casino and not smoky. We were going to see a movie but the times didn't work out. We were going to go bowling but it was a league night. Went to Walmart. Played one game of Bingo with a bunch of smokers. Not so great. Then we sat in the hot tub. Thursday we headed back to St. George. We had planned on going to the temple. I was super excited because I have never been in the St. George temple. We got inside the doors and Troy pulled his wallet out to get his temple recommend. Well instead of his being there he found my old expired one. He cleaned his wallet out at home before we left and somehow threw his away and kept my old one. So I still haven't been through the St. George temple. Troy felt horrible but nothing we could do about it. Instead we had lunch at Five Guys and went shopping. We went to the outlets. The outlets aren't that great if you ask me. Way overrated. Tai Pan was next and then frozen yogurt at Spoon Me. After that we went and saw Alice in Wonderland in 3D. Weird but good. Then we spent about and hour driving around exploring St. George. We decided to stop at the family fun center and drive the go-carts. I got my butt kicked by Troy and a bunch of thirteen year old boys. We hit a few balls in the batting cages and then went to Cafe Rio. Last stop Troy took me to Target. Friday morning we headed back home. It was so great to get away with my hubby. We don't see enough of each other. It was great to go to bed when we wanted and wake up when we wanted. Eat where and when we wanted. Even better to just hang out and talk. Sure do love that man. Thanks to my mom for putting life at home on hold and staying with my kids. I am pretty sure they like her more than me. She spoiled them rotten. And thanks hubby for taking me away. It was awesome.