Joie De Vive

I can't believe I've gone and hit 30. No longer in my 20's..... not a 20-something anymore. Nope. I'm all of 30 years old. I'm now one of 'those old' people I always looked at when growing up. For all intents and purposes I'm a full grown adult. I pay rent, pay taxes, earn a solid paycheck, hold down a steady job, have a car loan, and a child on the way.


.... so then why in the world is it that I just barely feel like I'm a 'young adult' let alone a 'full grown adult'???? Hearing Bon Jovi (laugh if you wish - they're awesome!) makes me squeeeee with delight. I find nothing wrong in using words like 'squeeee' and 'sammich' and 'nom nom noms'. I adore roadtrips and blasting music with the windows rolled down. I dance in the middle of the room in the mornings while getting ready for work. I get a ginormous kick out of watching disney cartoons and find spongebob squarepants hilarious.


Don't let any of that, however, make you think for a second that I can't argue circles around you, be responsible like its going out of style or take charge when I need to. According to my dad, I should have 'calmed down' by now and start acting like 'an adult'..... to me that is just ridiculous. Just because I'm older doesn't mean I have the fun sucked out of me.

Yes I am about to be a mother (eeek!) - Yes I am a wife - I am both those things, but I am also so much more.... and I fully plan on holding on to that as long as possible.

This past weekend with my bestest best friends and lobster, spent in delaware just hanging out, playing ultimate (tackle) frisbee (thanks to Sheri and I hehe), watching bad nazi zombie movies, and eating tiramisu and lasagna. Through it all, there was tons and tons of laughter over the stupidest things. I think at one point all us girls were singing Aladdin songs at the top of our lungs - mind you - the youngest of us is about to be 25 and the oldest is a few months older than me.


My birthday was a testament to how much I love staying young at heart. So instead of falling into the pit of 'OH MY GOD I'm 30! It's all old pplsville from here' - I chose to see this as a new start. Gone are the years of mistakes and teenage baggage rolling over into my 20s.


30 will be my new start - shiny and new!