{a blogger looks at 30}

Today I turned thirty.

Surprisingly I am unfazed by this formerly tragic-sounding age.

Maybe it is because I am on the verge of delivering my first baby, and to be honest, nothing else seems that important.

Maybe it is because I don't feel "thirty" {whatever that feels like?}

Or maybe it is because when
 I look back on my twenties, I think both of how exciting they were...
and what an absolute rollercoaster of changes
they brought.

This is me at 20.  
{so young!}

I lived in St. Paul, MN.  I had just met and started dating my future Hubby.

I had no idea where my life was headed in the next ten years!

21 and 22 were spent working full-time while going to school, and the typically college stuff: dating, partying, traveling, drama, adventures, heartache, mistakes, and a lot of FUN!

At 23, after various breakups and a lot of trying to make it work long-distance, 

Hubby and I got engaged!

Then we got un-engaged...we still had some growing up to do!

At 24 I graduated from college with a degree in English.

{As with many things in my twenties, it took me a while to decide on my major.}

After graduating I moved to the same state as {future}Hubby and we dated again, on-and-off, for a while...finally not long-distance!
At 25 we got engaged again 

{this time I asked him!}

This time, at 26, we ended up married.

best. day. ever.

From 26-27 I was a newlywed, stumbling my way through the beauty and difficulty that is marriage {I still am!}  I realized how much I love creating a home and learning to cook...and even baking a little!

At 28 I became the proud pet parent of 

this guy:

At 29 I started blogging...
{which brings me JOY!}

...and I got pregnant!

Honestly, twenty-nine has been the best year ever.

And here I am now at 30. 
Baby bump and all.

 There are definitely more lines on my face.  More pounds on my frame.  More memories  written on my heart - both good and bad.  I am certainly less naive, and a little more skeptical than at 20...but also more at peace, and much happier with who I am.

Mostly,  I am simply thankful God guided me through the tumultuous twenties safely!

As for my thirties?

Bring it.

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