6 months til 30

Beyonce seems to be enjoying 30.

Six months from today I will turn the big 3-0. I would like to think that I'm going to take it with grace and class, but I'm not sure. It's freaking me out a little bit.

Among my peers, it's all the rage to make a 30 in 30 or 30 by 30 list, of things they'd like to do before turning 30 or during their 30th year. Well, I'm never good at setting goals, so I'm not doing that. And I think I can honestly say I'm lucky enough to have done a lot of the things in life that I want to do.

I have a few things I want to do. I want to see an ocean again. I have some fitness goals. There are some relationships I want to affirm or restore. I have some financial goals. There are other things as well, but nothing I'm going to post on the internet or blog about.

I hope that things will be different in 6 months. I hope that I will be different. Not through a list of items to check off, but instead through growing up and growing into myself.

So... six months. Then 30... wish me luck.

Ode to Molly Sue

Upon the 21st birthday of my sister (and the 2nd birthday of my dog nephew), we'd like to send a little love across the intertubez.

Gonna party like it's my birthday!

Happy belated birthday to me! 26 years, wow. It seems the last couple of years I become increasingly grateful for each year of life, realizing it's truly a gift. Anyway, it's hard to believe I have gone from this little chick:

To this grown chick:

Thanks to all of you for your many kind words, well wishes, and pretty much a lifetime of love and friendship.

To see more pics from my birthday dinner, click here.

Quarterfied

24 was an amazing year. I have thought about it all day, and I could not have asked for a better year. I saw miracles worked in my own life, fulfilled some dreams, formed some amazing new relationships and further solidified many that already meant so much to me.

I don't know what 25 will hold, but it's off to a great start. Many thanks to all you who made me feel extra special today. :)