Saying Goodbye to My 20's

In a few hours, I will officially say goodbye to my 20's.

I don't feel like I'm 30. I don't feel like I look like I'm 30 (I choose not to acknowledge that I get carded less and less these days when purchasing alcohol...). I am, however, going to be 30 in almost exactly 2.5 hours.

Today even though it's a national holiday and all, I checked our mailbox and whatdoyouknow it was full of mail for me. I guess that's what happens when you don't check your mail every day. Then this evening as we were watching Sawyer toddle around our living room in his adorable new pj's that say, "I've been good all year. Just ask mom." We got a knock on the door. It was UPS delivering a present from my good friend in San Diego -- a package with two bottles of my favorite red wine from a Temecula winery, luscious lips.

We cracked open one of the bottles immediately, and I remembered how much I love it and immediately got a craving for thai food and suddenly the decision on what restaurant we will go to for my birthday dinner was decidedly made - the only Thai restaurant in our small South Carolina town. (San Diego was overflowing with excellent Thai food, and it was our go-to cuisine while we were there.)

Then I started thinking about all that has occurred in my life just this last year -- and then all that has happened in the last 10 years. Adventurous life-lesson-packed college years that landed me a fiance. A beautiful wedding. A marriage that took me to Texas, Florida, North Carolina, California, and now South Carolina. 4 years of teaching the most incredible students at the most disfunctional school. 3 long and arduous deployments followed by 3 joyous reunions. A baby boy who makes my heart explode with love every time I lay eyes on him. I couldn't ask for a better 10 years.

Here's to 10 more years of adventures and surprises.
Happy 30th birthday to me.
:)