30!

My 30th birthday has come and gone! I thought I would hate turning 30, but I think I just hated the build up to it. People make such a big deal about it, you just assume that it's going to be horrible. It still feels weird saying that number out loud, but I don't feel any different. The 20's were unbelievable and I can leave them with absolutely no regrets...

• I graduated from Belmont at 21, where I made some of the best friends I have ever had in my life. The best thing to come out of those four years in Nashville away from my family and boyfriend were those 6 girls.
• I married my best friend at 22 and 7 years later, can still say he is by far my best friend, my number one fan, and biggest supporter.
• I got my first cat.
• I graduated from Nursing School at 25 and got my first job at 26.
• I moved from 3 different houses over 4 years in the SAME city.
• I learned how to stay up all night long.
• I traveled to Europe at 22 and 28.

Here's the to the 30's and all of my 1980 birthday buds who are along for the ride with me!

We went to my parents house for my birthday dinner. My Mom had the cutest table setting, I thought it was so creative! She found a picture of me and my Nana from my 1st birthday party and bought the same polkadot party hats and made them into placecards. On top of each hat, she put a picture from one of my childhood parties. Here are some of the pics....

Turning 1 with Nana and balloon animals.

Not interested in cake at 2.

Scared of cake at 3.

Same party hats from my first party? Remember silly straws??

Making my first doll cake with Gma.

"I'mmmm Lovvvinnnn It" Party at Mickey D's.

What. A. Spoiled. Brat.

I will let my Sister fill this comment in.