In two weeks

In two weeks, my twenties will be over.

In two weeks, I will be entering the crazy thirties. With this you think I would hide, sulk, or what ever. But I am actually excited. I don't know why, but growing up, I thought that when you were in your thirties that you could do more. I mean, I know you drive at 16, are legal here at 18 and everywhere else at 21. But I thought life in itself would start at 30. I was sure by 30 that I would have my family life and working life sorted out, and then, at 30, I could have fun with it all.

Well, I did accomplish what I wanted to by this time in my life and more. Once I graduated high school, I knew I had to get on with life. I knew I had to start doing what I had planned to do. I took some roads that weren't the right ones to clear this path for the rest of my life. Then took a little bit of a "time out" and reorganized my thoughts!

The way I thought things would happen, well didn't go quite as planned- but did happen. I met Brett, who encouraged me to go back to school to get my diploma in ECCE. He was fine with my dream of opening a dayhome, so I could stay at home with my own kids. He was great with the idea of having other peoples kids in the house. He helped me along my way with school, while he attended school himself.

I also got to go to New York at Christmas time with mom- it has always been a dream of mine, and we fulfilled it and have many memories and stories to share!

With one semester of school left, we moved in together, renting a great apartment. When we moved in together, we enjoyed ourselves. We knew that our lives were taking off and one day we would have to "grow up". We both finished school, got our diplomas. And on the last day of school for him- we got engaged. In that first four months that we lived together, we adopted a cat, had a fish tank break- had to deal with the clean up, and bought a new one. I went to Mexico with mom, and Auntie Donna. And we got engaged- and set the date for less than 11 months away.

In that time I switched jobs, planned a wedding, and enjoyed life! About 2 months before our wedding we bought a house. We actually did all the final signing on the day of our rehearsal!

Our wedding was beautiful- more that we had actually planned for- in the beginning, but we are glad we went that way! We enjoyed our new favorite spot in Mexico for our honeymoon! We had a blast there, and will continue to go there for years to come.

We moved into our new house and started our next step to "growing up"- we started to try to have a baby. Things did not go as planned for that either. While we were trying to become parents, we did some more travelling to Mexico, and I started my dayhome. I LOVED it. It was so nice to be home, and working for myself. I had planned to wait until we had our first baby to start it, but as many know- it took almost 2 long years and fertility treatments until we were finally blessed with Danika!

Once we had Danika, we realized all the things a baby comes with, and decided to sell our house that we were never moving from, and buy another. We built our second house, just down from our first. It was our dream house. Things were going great. Danika celebrated her first birthday in the house, and a month after that, we went to Disneyland- a trip I have been wanting to take since I was her age! She was only 13 months old, but had a blast. We decided before we left that the trip was more for me. It was- but to experience it with my baby girl, my mom and Brett was AMAZING- something I will never forget!

After we got back from that trip, we decided to try to have another baby- and if it didn't work, then so be it. We made the appointment for October 1st- but by September 3rd- I knew I was pregnant- without the fertility treatments.

On May 7th- we welcomed Bryce into our family. This completed us. He went through a rough start, but he is healthy and happy now! Well, we thought we were done. We thought we could start enjoying our lives. But life had one more surprise for us before I turned 30. With all the happiness and obstacles in my 20's, why not one more right.

Well, it wasn't nice. But it is done! We were also dealt the cancer card. As you all know, the recovery is going great. So I am not going to get into it. But, that was the last BIG thing before I start my 30's!

In my 20's I
moved out of moms house, finished school, got married, bought 3 houses, had 2 kids, travelled to other countries 4 times. And more- I would say that is a good 10 years of life. Now, I am saying, it is time to relax, enjoy my 30's! I am hoping to buy another house, and travel more in my 30's- but no more drama, no more craziness. I am hoping for quiet 30's- well quiet to a point, I love most of the sounds of my kids growing, learning, and having fun!

I was always told life is what you make of it- and it is true. You get thrown obstacles, but you must learn from them and deal with them, in your own ways! (that is my wisdom from 30 years on this crazy planet)

Live, Love, and Laugh!