As I near 29...

Wow.  It's all I can say.  Do you remember when you were younger (like yesterday for me), thinking that 25 or 30 years old seemed soooo far away?  Well, I'm being hit with reality right now, and a very stern hit at that, as I near 29 years 'young' this weekend.


My life has been nothing but fun filled until now, and I don't expect anything different for the future.  But I definitely never, ever pictured myself living downtown in a city of over 5 million people, working in a huge hospital in a fantastic position, owning my 2nd house, and looking the way I do.  Seriously.  What I DID picture was living much, much closer to my family, in a small town, being married, a mother, driving an suv/mini van,  and playing bus driver to my children.  My, oh my, how things have turned out differently for this life of mine.  But most importantly, I'm completely content with where I'm at right now, and I wouldn't change a thing.  On the positive side, I have learned a multitude of life's lessons throughout the years that have molded me to be who I am today.  And that, my friends, is worth more than words can describe.

So as I embrace my last year in my 20's, I will not change a thing cause I'm loving life & where God has placed me, but I'm always open to change when it's time.  And besides, I've heard from more than one person that the 30's are the best years of our lives, so I say, bring it on!  Let's do this!