Okay so turning 30 isn't so Bad

Well it has happened, I'm now 30! I thought for sure that the minute I turned 3o it would be down hill. That my metabolism would slow way down and that wrinkles would appear at a even more rapid rate then they already have. But not so much, those things happened long before 30.

I had a enjoyable weekend, I partied hard the whole weekend. One last party for the twenties. A group of girlfriends and I went to Seattle for some shopping and Time Out for Women. We had an amazing time had some good food and good laughs and great conversations. I even managed to acquire a new nickname(only funny to those who where there).



the view from our room at the hotel. Downtown Seattle early morning with the rain and the Space Needle in the background. Sorry its not the clearest picture.

The best part of my birthday was being able to see Joel again, as he had been gone to Tennessee/Virgina for a week. He got home at 3:00 am Friday morning and I left around 10:00am. I got home Saturday night he had already left for work so I didn't see him until Sunday morning in time to get ready for church. Then after church we had a quick lunch and he went back to bed so that he could get a few hours of sleep before he had to go back to work. I feel like its been years since I have seen him. I guess that just makes it easier to appreciate all that he does for me, Right? I'm excited Joel got me a new Tennis Racket, I'm just waiting for the weather to warm up now.

Some of my other favorite gifts would be my adorable bag my sister Kristen made me.


Then my good friends that Packard's always make me feel special. I showed up to work today and found a Treasure hunt awaiting me. It led me downstairs to where they where all hiding out with a cake with 30 candles on it. I was so surprised and loved it. They all made cards for me. The Scrapbook page is from Haley the oldest she is 14 (she was 6 when I started babysitting for them.) I loved it she wrote some lovely things on the back. I really feel like the Packard children are just my younger siblings. I love all of them so much and I cannot believe how fast they are growing up. I wish I would of had my camera on me so that I could of taken a picture with them. The best part was eating the cake at 8:00 in the morning, aren't Birthday's the best. The kids couldn't believe we were eating cake for breakfast. Celeste was so cute she just moved around the table eating bites from everyone's cake.