September

Back to School! Back to School! I ended up going back to full-time teaching at Vegas this school year. However without all the extras of coaching and advising hopefully it will make for more time with my family. Bubba and I have been working well together to get all three of us out the door by 6:30. Some mornings are easier than other. Gigi has a good time at her baby-sitters and even has a good friend. This year most of the other kids are in school at least part of the day so it makes for a very nice peaceful day for the two girls. The first day of school they both took a 3 hour nap. Even if she likes going she is always excited to see me when I come to get her.

Then next big thing that happened this month is that we found out for sure that we are having a boy!!! We are really excited to have a little man. We are still debating his name. It is so much harder for me to name a boy then it was to name a girl. Boys have to be men with their name. They have to get jobs that will support their families, they will serve in the church, they will honor their family with this name. It feels very important. I know I read a lot more into things than I should but I feel a lot of pressure in having a boy.

Last big thing about September is that I turned 30! I feel pretty good about it. I did have a great 10 years of twenties. I did really everything I would have wanted to. I didn't travel the world but I don't know if I really needed to do that before I was 30. When I was 17 I decided what I wanted to do with my life. I set out a play for it. Really I only planned out my life from then until 35. In my goals I decided I wanted to become a girls soccer coach and to teach history. I wanted to serve a mission and then get married and start my family. I decided then that I would have five kids all two years apart and be finished by the time I was 35. So far I am on track. I may not have as many kids as I planned but I didn't have diabetes when I was 17. I am really happy with the way my life is turning out so coming up to this milestone I am not afraid to turn thirty but excited to see where my life will go from here. I guess I better make out another 10 year goal so I can feel as satisfied with turning 40 someday. I know that I am very blessed when I look at my life and see how much more I have than goals checked off a list. I also have fabulous relationships with important people both friends and family.

Bubba spoiled me very well. I got great gifts, lunch in one of my favorite restaurants, a delicious cake that only took 10 units of insulin to eat and great time spent with him, Gigi and the Masons. I have had a very blessed 30 years. My parents also really spoiled me too. It was funny to me that in the box there was more for the baby than me but I got a beautiful Pandora bracelet with darling little charms. It makes me feel special every time I wear it. I was even able to combine the charm G got me on the bracelet.


Our friends the Smith's decorated our drive way so cute so share their birthday wishes!