Thirty and thankful.

So, I told you guys I would be back with a more uplifting post to celebrate turning 30 and here it is. No more talk about THIRTY. It is what it is and I’ll deal with it. Let’s talk about what really matters.

The FIVE things that really matter as I enter this new decade of life:

1. I have been LOVED tremendously by family and friends: My husband is my rock. He loves me, supports me, keeps me grounded, listens to me, and most of all makes me LAUGH on a daily basis. I have a healthy, beautiful daughter who is fiercely independent and a mama’s girl all wrapped into one. My parents are unbelievable. No, really. They are. Thirty years of unconditional love, support, cheering, and laughter; they truly are my biggest role models and the absolute BEST grandparents. I am fortunate enough to have more BESTgirlfriends than fingers. Seriously. That’s amazing. These girls are there for me thru it ALL and make life that much better.

2. I LOVE others TREMENDOUSLY: see above. Love is the absolute GREATEST gift God gives us.

3. I am HEALTHY. Enough said.

4. I have a career that I enjoy and a job that challenges me. I am thankful for where I am and proud of how I got here.

5. We live in a great neighborhood in my hometown less than a mile from my parents. You have no idea how happy this makes me.

I am beyond thankful to be living this life that God has given me and I thank him for it daily. I can only hope and pray that the next 30 years are as AMAZING as the first 30 were.

Cheers!!

xoxo

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