Oh to be young, and 30?

Miranda was awesome as expected! We all were a bit nervous about the 10:30 start time for Miranda, but happy to report we all survived!  So stinkin fun! Amanda and I are sooooo lucky to have such fun, amazing friends.  Here are some pics from the night...enjoy!!

So many great friends and great memories!!

Kickin off the Dirty 30's...

Amanda and I decided to throw ourselves a big ol 30th birthday shindig...SO, here's a sneak peek at what the two of us and 20 of our most closest, most special friends will be doing this weekend!!!

Take this...

 Plus this...

Plus her...




Cannot stinkin wait!!!

The Dirty 30's Are Here!

So, I'm 30.  The big 3-0.  No longer will I see that young, innocent, sweet little "2" in the front of my age, but instead the "3" has taken over.  Honestly, I find it incredibly fun and exciting.  Seriously.  Not even an ounce of "pretending" to love being in my 30's, or even wanting to hold on to that 29.  Anyone else feel that way turning 30?  I am fully embracing and loving 30.  And here's why...

I LOVED my 20's.  I LIVED in my 20's.  I grew leaps and bounds in my 20's.   I experienced so many milestones, people,  and cultures.  I saw God and met God in so many big huge ways, I still can't digest it all!  I lived in 4 different states, graduated college, started life in the "real world," lived overseas, visited over 20 states, and stepped foot in over a dozen countries.  THAT is living.  It was such a FUN decade.  I.  Am.  OVERWHELMINGLY.  Blessed.

I never settled for average or mediocre.  I pursued God with reckless abandon.  I had nothing to lose but the chance of not walking through every door and journey God had waiting for me.  And I didn't miss one single thing.  I was willing and waiting for God's prompts and calls.

I encountered some great relationships.  Did life, for better or worst, with so many different people.  Learned valuable life lessons.  I hurt, cried, laughed, loved, and at times simply took a deep breath and took it all in. 

I got to know me.  I got to know my God.  I was challenged and pressed more than I thought possible, yet each time He equipped me with all I needed to persevere.  I learned that regardless of how much you think you might have grown, there's still so much more refining to come.  I was humbled, rocked, broken, and found myself, at times, barely at a crawl in my walk with Him.  BUT, regardless of where I was, regardless of how bad I had screwed things up...He. Was. There.  He never left.  Humbling, overwhelming, and completely awesome.  Thank you Lord.  

I may not have left my 20's how I envisioned, but I definitely did more than I thought possible.  I am thankful for all I did, all I saw, and all the people along the way.  So here's to what was, and here's to what is to come!  30's, I hope you're ready!!!