The BIG 3-0!!!!!

I can't believe it. I am 30 years old!! WOW!! Time sure does fly! One of my friends said to me today (who is still in her MID twenties I might add) that the 30's are the new 20's. Thanks, Jessica, for lifting my spirits! :)

I was born July 2, 1978 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas to Kent and Becky. I am the oldest child. I have a younger sister, Lindsay. Let's take a look back over what has happened in the last three decades. (Thanks MK for the great idea.)

1. All of the fun moments of growing, starting new foods, learning new things.

2. Really no significant events this year...that I know of. :)

3. Several things this year. I did a forward roll and stuck a pencil in my hiney.Very exciting! My sister was born in August of 1981. I started gymnastics this year.

4. I started taking dance. This was the only year until I took again in 7th grade. Those were it. Only two years....maybe that should tell me not to enroll in any dance classes any time soon. :)

5. Started Kindergarten at Pleasant Run Elementary in Lancaster, Texas. I had a WONDERFUL kinder. teacher...Ms. Enoch.

6. I got into an argument with a friend of mine at school and the teacher told us to go the Principal's office. I marched on down there and halfway there I looked back and the girl that was supposed to be coming with me had turned around and was in the classroom. So, the teacher had to walk us down there.

7. My 2nd grade class got to sing a song on the radio. I do believe it was Texas,My Texas. Not really sure though. That summer I was saved at VBS.

8. 3rd grade we had a new elementary school built and I started there...Millbrook Elementary. Got my first dog ever...Chunk (yes, he was named after the movie "The Goonies".

9. We got our second dog Chelsea. My dad was not really happy about that.The girls (my mom, my sister, and myself) took over and made the decision.

10. 5th grade was really uneventful. I remember slumber parties, UNITS, New Kids On the Block.

11. Now, 6th grade on the hand was pretty eventful. I HATED 6th grade. I said a bad word about a "friend" of mine and from then on out her friends wanted to beat me up. They cornered me every chance they could. I was MISERABLE!!

12. We moved and I started a new school...West Junior High.

13. We moved again to Lake Highlands. I met a great friend there...Lauren. :)

14. Still at Lake Highlands. Quite a bit of sneaking out...sad to say. And then we moved after spring break. I went from a junior high to high school.Pretty crazy I thought. I met my husband there! He was actually the first person that talked to me.

15. Some of my fondest memories are spending the night with one of my good friends every Thursday night. We would make a snack for the football players, get up, go to McDonald's on Friday and then the pep rally.

16. I was in the school musical, "Annie". No, I wasn't Annie, I was Duffy. I got to go to Florida to Disney World that year to sing at a choir contest. A whole lot of baseball, since the guy I dated in high school played fall ball, spring ball, and summer ball.

17. Senior year!! I was in the musical, "Singing in the Rain!" My mom actually made it rain on stage. Pretty cool. We took a choir trip to Washington,D.C. More baseball! :) Graduation!!!

18. I started my freshman year of college at Collin County Community College in Plano. I started out with a nursing major. Then, I realized it was way more than I was disciplined for at 18. So, I switched to teaching. I also had jaw surgery that year.

19. Decided to switch to Eastfield and took 20 hours of summer school to get my grades up!!!

20. I transferred to Sam Houston State University and pledged Chi Omega.I met some life long friends there and had some amazing times!!

21. I FINALLY turned 21!!! I was one of the last ones. My friends took me to Lake Conroe and celebrated. I had an apartment that summer with a"great" friend of mine. Ha! :) (I could write a whole book on that.) Nathan and I met up again and started dating.

22. I did my student teaching, graduated from college, and started teaching at a wonderful school. I taught 6th grade English. I met some amazing people whom I basically consider family. Love you girls!

23. Nathan took me to Vegas and proposed to me. TOTAL shock! We built our first house!! We got married on June 22nd.

24. We find out around Christmas that we are going to have our 1st baby!!

25. Regan was born August 15th!! In March, we find out we're moving to AR(the first time). I got to stay home, but I was miserable because I knew no one close to where I lived.

26. We moved back home to Texas. Amen!! Found out around Christmas that we were expecting our 2nd baby. We had some wonderful neighbors move in that year...JJ and Pops.

27. Kennedy was born August 24th.

28. We moved into our house on the lake we built, and then two months later put the house on the market. We moved back to Little Rock. We bought a house there, joined a WONDERFUL church and Sunday school and met some TERRIFIC friends! (whom I MISS dearly!) Found out in June that year that we were expecting baby #3. Went to Cabo (my first trip out of the US.)

29. A lot happening: kids' school, Bible studies, get togethers with mommies,Sunday school, etc. Carter was born February 25th. We moved back to Texas (we aren't leaving the state/city again).

30. I am looking forward and am interested to see what God has in store for us now....and the next thirty years.

Regan put the crown on me for my birthday crown. :)