A few months ago I was not looking forward to turning 30th. Somehow it seemed like the worst thing that could possibly happen to me. Boy was I wrong for many reasons, so far 30 is turning out to be a pretty darn good year and I am only 4 months into it.
First, I had not one, not two but three rather amazing birthday parties. For a girl who thought she was not going to have any type of party, three was awesome. The first was a suprise party thrown by the kids at the church. I was totally shocked when I showed up for a leaders meeting and found a household of current and former youth plus parents. It was great, they wrote down memories of me which I still have. I am so thankful for Trinity and everyone that has become a part of my life there. The second party was with all my other Dallas friends. Leslie and Lauri threw it and it was full of food and fun. Leslie and Lauri even out did themselves by dressing up in a prom dress and a clown suit. The people at this party have been a part of my life longer than I have even lived in Dallas. They are my family down here. I love all of them. The last party was back home in Spokane with my family and friends. My sister and my parents threw an amazing party on the top of the roof in downtown Spokane and I am still in awe of the type of party my sister can throw. I spent the evening with old friends going all the way back to High School, it was great. My sister says I need to move back to Spokane so we can start a catering company, called ABC for Andy, Barb (my mom) and Caity. It seems like a good idea to me. So thank you to all of you who made my transition from my 20’s to 30’s great.
Work is going well for me also. After last years crazy holiday season, this year is going nice and smoothly for the most part. We are in tough economic times, and it is finally starting to show but WS is staying strong. I guess people still need to buy turkey brine. I love my job, and as much as I have no life during November and December, I truly enjoy the craziness that is Holiday.
Overall, I feel much more secure in who I am this year. I always used to worry what people thought of me, and who my friends were. I used to hate to stay in on any given night because in my mind it meant that my friends did not like me. Now I find myself looking forward to nights in and I am totally okay not spending every free moment with my friends (even though I love them). I like who I am.
And of course, I cant forget about Chris. So for my faithful few readers who still check my blog, yes I am dating someone and I sure do like him. I think it is pretty great to reconnect with someone from college. Sometimes I sit back and think wow life sure has changed for me the past 4 months, but you know what I am excited for what the next 8 months have in store for me.