THIRTY!

Happy Birthday to me!

In honor of this 30th birthday, I am listing 30 things that I absolutely love about my life (By the way...it was really hard to narrow it to 30. I had to keep changing things as I thought of better ones...Maybe I should be turning 50 to get them all in!)!

1. DH, who loves me, protects me, provides for me, enables me to stay home with our children, and encourages me to be better each day!


2. K, who is so thoughtful and always looking for ways to make my life easier.


3. C, who is crazy and funny and can always make me laugh.


4. Little Dan, who loves me as if I am his entire universe.


5. Gospel of Jesus Christ


6. A living prophet


7. Wonderful parents and siblings


8. A house in the suburbs


9. Being a stay-at-home Mommy!


10. A dog that drives me crazy, even though she is the best dog ever!


11. Friends (especially ones that take you to brunch on your birthday!


12. Cute green purse that I think is adorable


13. Living the American Dream~owning a successful business!


14. Earrings and bracelets


15. Babies that sleep occasionally!


16. Pictures


17. Sunshine (with sunglasses so I don't get a headache!)


18. An awesome ward


19. Running water


20. Air Conditioning


21. Cell phones


22. Kids that are more excited than you about your birthday and whisper secretively as if you could never guess what they are doing!


23. A winning Utah Jazz team


24. An Education


25. A garden


26. French Manicures


27. The United States of America


28. A healthy body


29. Reading


30. My light blue eyes

Last night as DH and I thought about where we had been in the last ten years, I thought of how much has happened since then. Here are the major milestones since 20:

1. May 1997: Married DH


2. August 1997: Began first teaching job in Utah


3. July 1998: Moved to Portland, OR.


4. August 1998: Began teaching in Oregon


5. June 1999: K was born


6. July 2001: C was born


7. December 2001: DH graduates-changes name to Dr. DH.


8. December 2001: Moved to Texas


9. May 2003: Bought first house


10. September 2005: Opened our own business


11. September 2006: Little Dan was born

I feel so blessed to be living (for the most part) the life I dreamed of having since I was a little girl. The only thing I never predicted was that we'd be living in Texas (but, in general, we love it!)