Saturday, November 27, 2010

"i think i'll take a moment ... celebrate my age ...

"... the ending of an era & the turning of a page ...  
now it's time to focus in on where i go from here ... 
lord have mercy on my next thirty years!"

1. i've fallen in love ...
2. ... & out of love ...
3. ... & married the man who balances me out!
4. i travelled around the states when i was 21 ... explored & discovered & drank!
5. i've said goodbyes & cried & life hasn't stopped.
6. I discovered my love for photography ...
7. ... i got my degree ...
8. ... & i've found myself through my work.
9. I made friends ...
10. ... i lost friends ...
11. & now i am lucky enough to say i have some of the most amazing people in my life. 
12. I played rugby.
13. I ran from everything ...
14. ... i stopped running ...
15. ... & now i run simple because i love the feeling it gives me.
16. I know what it feels to be sad ...
17. ... & i know how it feels to laugh & love & be happy.
18. I discovered my faith.
19. I had short hair & long hair & now i have bangs.
20. I became a military wife.
21. I've lived overseas & made my "home" around the world.
22. I've read under the covers with a torch after lights out ...
23. ... & fallen in love with Jane Austin & thrillers & history.
24. I got tattoos. 
25. I played the piano.
26. I've watched the sun rise & set.
27. I've become the person i was meant to be.
28. I grew up with family who loves me ...
29. ... I know all my grandparents ...
30. ... & in 5 months they will know their great-grandson & i will start a family of my own!

You know i totally believe Tim McGraw got it right!


5 comments:

  1. wow, relate to so many of those up there. Happy 30Th Laura. The best is yet to come :)

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  2. Happy BIG 3-0 !! What a great post! You have accomplished a lot, you lived! And you'll have many many more years to accomplish even more!
    Happy birthday darling, xoxo

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  3. Happy Birthday, Laura. I've got a few years on you, at least twice that amount. So, that gives me the opportunity to say that the best is yet to come and you are on your way... :-)

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  4. What a life you have packed into just 30 years - here's to another 30 that are just as memorable :)

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  5. happy belated birthday. this post made me so happy to read!

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