30 things about being 30...

So it is 12:51am, on the clock on the computer, so it is now officially my 30th birthday, although I was not born until 10:04am on August 3rd. So in honor of this day, here are 30 things (both good and bad) about turning 30!

• We can now offically send our paperwork to China for the adoption process...although our paperwork is not ready yet!
• I can no longer say that I am in my 20s!
• It makes me feel old...
• Feeling old makes you think that you are a "real" grown-up!
• I still have things that I want to accomplish while I am "young".
• I feel like I am closer to being ready to become a mommy!
• I can still say I am a newlywed and I am 30 years old...benefit to waiting to get married?
• My husband told me today that I looked "way better" than a lady that we met who also said that she was 30!
• I can say I am 30, not in my 30s...at least for a year!
• I have accomplished a lot of things in 30 years.
• But I also know that God has much more in store for me!
• My husband is older than me!
• He will keep me young though, when I feel old!
• It could be worse...I could be 40!
• I can set new years resolutions, just for my birthday!
• I guess that is it getting harder for me to think, because this is not as easy as I thought!
• I have high hopes of this next year.
• I am blessed with a wonderful family and my sweet Dekker dog!
• I am old enough to know that I can learn something new everyday!
• I am also learning that life is short and you should make the most of every opportunity.
• The older I get, the more I am worth!
• My husband blessed me with a wonderful weekend away and a special gift from our future daughter's homeland.
• He makes me smile everyday, even when he is a grouch!
• He is teaching me that life is too short, not to have fun.
• I am going to try to do one new thing or break one old habit everyday this next year.
• My priorities in life have changed...in a good way!
• I am learning that what people think does not matter to me that much anymore.
• It only matters what I think about myself.
• And what God thinks about me!
• "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans to keep y0u and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future! - Jeremiah 29:11