30th Birthday

Happy Birthday to ME! I think its OK to say that since it is the big 3-0. I have had a really nice day, Bat brought me flowers to wake up to and I got pampered a little by getting my nails done and a pedicure, I love the color its all sparkly like the ruby slippers in the wizard of Oz and the nail tech put little snow flakes on my big toes, Thea got hers painted too she was so excited. We went to dinner with my mom, dad and grandma Sharon and Grandma & Grandpa Clukey at Wolf Lodge its our little tradition cause its moms birthday on the 3rd, mine on the 6th and Grandma Leann's on the 7th.Tnight we also went to Dock side for BIG deserts. All the Christmas decorations are so fun and beautiful I really wished my kids were there, we'll have to take them before Christmas. It was nice to get out for and evening with adults and not worry about rushing home to nurse Ben although I did have to rush home to nurse him I wasn't thinking about it the whole night.
Earlier this year I was a little concerned about turning 30, not that its so old or anything but I just wasn't sure I was in the place I thought I would be when I was 19 or 20 but at that age do we really know anything about anything? Over the summer I had this discussion with a dear friend from high school and she said she was excited and basically that I should be too. I have two beautiful healthy children and a husband that I am now very happy with, among other things she just really put a new and positive perspective on aging for me. So now I too am excited to be turning thirty and I am looking at life with a fresh perspective, like I get to start a new chapter of life and I would like to make the very best of it by making a list of things I'd like to accomplish by the time I'm...(I'm pausing here for a long moment, should it be 40 or 50) lets start with 40. (Natalie this list idea is from reading your blog about your list for your 20's thanks for the idea. I never had a 20's list so here's my 30's list :)

1. Get sealed in the Temple to Bat and our children.
2. Own a home
3. Get current on my kids' scrapbooks
4. Read the Book of Mormon cover to cover
5. Read and implement the Best life diet (this could take on a list of its own # 1 on that list would be to loose 50 lbs.)
6. Go on a "honeymoon" with my husband (make it tropical)
7. Learn to crochet
8. Bring Nathalia to live with us
9. Be a bus driver (I know this seems crazy but if I have to go to work I'd like to work for a school so I have the same schedule as my kids.)

I may and probably will come back to this list to add to it but I just wanted to put down a few things I've been thinking about maybe by having it out there for others to see will give me more accountalility to it.