Thirties.

I was having a conversation with my sister the other day about ages and what I like about being in my thrities. (Yikes! Did I just say that?)

I like that I've learned that my mom was usually right about things. I love that I can revert back to child-like curiosity and wonder to appreciate little things like a good hug, singing my heart out in the car to a good tune on the radio, a great bowl of mac & cheese, digging your toes into the sand at the beach, swining REALLY high on a swing...I've learned that just because you are a "grown-up" doesn't mean that you have to act boring or stuffy like you once thought grown-ups were supposed to act. You can still have fun! In fact, a lot of fun! It's a time when you know yourself, you continue learning things about yourself and you learn that it's ok to be you.

I've learned that love, truth, and faith are real, but so is mortality, dishonesty and heartache. I think that makes me real.

I love that I can smile and laugh for no reason other than I like to do it and it makes me feel good. I like that simplicity can be just as fun if not more fun than extravagant. I've learned that I'd rather be wise than rich. I've learned that you cannot change your past, but you can do things to write your future. I've learned that life is what you make it. Embrace change. It's ok to feel blessed. I've learned that wrinkles are earned! The ones that I have around my eyes and my laugh lines around my mouth mean that I laugh and smile. Even though they are proof that I am no longer in my twenties, that's ok. I'm lovin my thirties...

My youth? Love the memories and totally looking forward what life has in store for me!

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. -Dr. Seuss