This afternoon I sit here looking at blogs, watching an old movie called A Star is Born starring Judy Garland, and eating a HUGE bowl of ice cream. As I was scooping up my ice cream (and not just any ice cream... Butterfinger and Chocolate Peanut butter Cup to be exact) I noticed that all the yummy candy bits always seem to be at the bottom of the carton. Those last couple bowls of ice cream can be the BEST EVER!! I mean seriously folks if you could just taste the yummy goodness I am experiencing right now you would just die!
Sometimes life is like a carton of ice cream...
This got me thinking about tomorrow...tomorrow I will be 30! Dun dun daaaaa......the big 3 0! Lets be clear that I am not one of those gals that freaks out as I grow another year older, but 30 is a pretty big milestone. I kinda feel like I am about to graduate into adulthood. In your 30s people take you seriously. Your not considered a greeny in life anymore.
In some ways I feel like I have been 30 forever. Because I have SO MANY kids people have thought I was in my early thirties for years! I always love the look on peoples faces when they find out how old I really am...then they ask how old my oldest child is and you can see them do the math in their heads...I always laugh to myself as I try to guess what they might be thinking...Yes...I was married at 19 and had my first baby at 20!! I'm sure the 10 years that I was in my 20s will forever be remembered as the baby period for me. Each one of my sweet babies were born in my twenties. Now as I look ahead at the 30s looming before me I wistfully try to imagine what I will look back on them and think. Hopefully it will be 10 years of fun memories filled with young healthy growing children... trips, games, and cozy time spent together.
"So what does this have to do with ice cream Heather?" you might be thinking...well, I'll tell you... I feel like I am looking down into a delicious carton of ice cream that is slowly emptying. The first few bowls were quite enjoyable and satisfying, but now I am getting to the good stuff. The ribbons of peanut butter and the swirls of candy bits are waiting patiently near the bottom to be enjoyed...even savored! I can't wait for what lies ahead in my life. I have been SO blessed! I can't imagine life getting better, but it will...of that I am certain!!
So tomorrow as I start a new "bowl" in my life I will remember with fondness my life thus far and watch with anticipation as each new scoop/year is slowly added...
For...
life is to be filled with your favorite things
life is to be smothered in service to others
life is to be savored one scoop at a time
life is to be SWEET!!
(oh ya... and on Saturday I am going Sky Diving...I will scream the whole way down!! "I'm 300000000000000000000000!!!!)
life is to be filled with your favorite things
life is to be smothered in service to others
life is to be savored one scoop at a time
life is to be SWEET!!
(oh ya... and on Saturday I am going Sky Diving...I will scream the whole way down!! "I'm 300000000000000000000000!!!!)
5 comments:
You have such a beautiful way of looking at life and appreciating every stage! Have a wonderful b-day tomorrow! Welcome to the 30's club! FINALLY!
My role in our group is to make everyone feel young:)
Oh, Heather... I love this post. I can SOOOO relate! Especially about the "having so many kids" part, and people not believing me when I tell them how old I am even though I have 5 kids. And I have been thinking about the fact that I turn 30 this year too. I love how you have put it. I want to copy and paste your entry. I was laughing out loud, and telling my hubby about your entry. Life really is great. I'm so grateful that I was able to be married and start having kids so young... now we just get to enjoy! (I'm not so sure I'm with ya on the sky diving part. But I'm sure you will have a blast!) And Happy Birthday!!! I'm so glad to have reconnected with you! It is so fun to know someone with which I have so much in common.
Happy Birthday yesterday!!!! I really enjoyed reading your post. I have been having similar thoughts as well with turning 30 this year. It is a big milestone. And what a way to celebrate, Sky diving!!!! You are awesome. I'll have to live through you on that one :)
you are awesome! that is a great post, and i can't believe you went skydiving!! that's crazy!! but you do have a way with words, that is so true, a great way to look at things! hope it was a great birthday for you!!
Skydiving, oh my goodness, why? You are so brave! But to have five children is brave too! Like I said by the time you are my age you will be a great grandma, LOL! Happy birthday and skydiving! Love you sweetie!
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