happy birthday to me
So today is my birthday. I'm 30. Years old.
Surprisingly I'm not having much of a crisis over entering my 30s. For one thing I've felt 30 for the past 4 years now. That's what happens when your husband turns 30 first and then starts getting gray hair. But generally speaking I feel pretty good about what I've accomplished in my 20s. I'm happily married to a wonderful man. We have a perfect son and another sweet baby on the way. We own a great home and an awesome dog. I'm finished forever with grad-school and high heels and dieting and washing my face with soap.
All in all, things are pretty awesome.
I guess I used to have things like career goals too, but in retrospect those were stupid.
Packages of all shapes and sizes have been arriving at the house this week. I feel rather sheepish in the face of all these surprise gifts. I accidentally opened one Amazon box thinking it was a book for Harvey and caught a glimpse of this sewing book that had been on my wish-list. It was all I could do not to crack it open on Wednesday and immediately start cutting out pattern pieces. So yeah, that should give me something to work on for the next year or so.
Really all I want for my birthday is the fence I've been going on and on about, which is promised to be generously gifted for by my parents and Dan's parents. When all is said and done it will probably end up being about as expensive as Dan's 30th birthday computer, not that I'm keeping score. And as soon as our permit comes in we have ALMOST DEFINITE plans to break ground before my water breaks. Well, as long as we get that permit application in this week. Details details.
The whole clan is headed out to a fancy restaurant this evening to celebrate. Dan requested we eat at this establishment even though last time the food and drink was so rich that he threw up before getting into the car to drive home. Harvey for his part has been throwing up almost every meal this week, and I have evening nausea and a stomach crowded out by a full-term baby, so if we all make it to bed tonight un-puked-upon I will consider it a birthday miracle.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I have a package for you too, but it's coming late (surprise surprise), but only because i'm traveling right now and wasnt able to get it all put together before my trip. welcome to the 30's! i had a love/hate relationship with my 30th birthday so i'm glad to hear you're doing well with it :) bisous from the france land!! i'll hopefully get the package out when i get home next week (there are a few things for harvey and the not yet born one too).
Happy Birthday (belated), Leah! I'm glad you're handling the big 3-0 well. Sounds like you're doing it much more gracefully than I did... and that would include any puke from you and yours ;)