Last year I uneventfully turned 30 and forgot to blog about it. I was busy being pregnant and I hadn't been dreading it, so it kind of slid by without much fanfare. Besides, anyone who has had a child on their birthday knows that their birthday is effectively lost to them.
This year, I was not pregnant, but there still wasn't much fanfare to celebrate my big 3-1 and Carmen's big 3. It was a nice, happy day.
I am happy to share the celebration with my best birthday present ever:
(Carmen picks out the best outfits.)
Carmen's favorite presents were dress-up clothes from Grandma. (Olivia was pretty excited about them too.)
Steven bought me cookware and a fan duster. We're such romantics.
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| Dusting the fan! |
Being "in my thirties" feels very normal to me. I have 3 kids, so 31 seems a decent age to be. In a way, I feel like being thirty-something gives me license to be an adult. I'm too old to be precocious, too young to be washed up. My smile lines are getting a little deeper and the backs of my hands are starting to look like my mom's, but it's not unpleasant. On the contrary, there's a certain charm in discovering more gray hair on Steven's temples or seeing my skin lose some elasticity and realizing that my husband and I are growing old together. It is hard to get used to how young college students look, and I sometimes sigh when I realize that nobody mistakes me for the babysitter when I'm out with my three kids. But I never really cherished youth, so adulthood has been great.
4 comments:
You look beautiful!!! I agree with you about being in my thirties. It really doesn't bother me too much. It's just right for what I'm doing in life and where I want to be. Carmen is adorable and even though she is a big three year old, she still has her sweet little girl cheeks and smile. Happy Belated Birthday to both of you! :)
Happy Birthday! Such and interesting post after our conversation last week. I couldn't agree more with your assessment of adulthood and growing old together. I was just noticing my hands looking like my mom's too. I had to laugh that it was your birthday already because you so nonchalantly mentioned "I'll be turning 31 this year" not as if it was in a few days. It was great to see you again.
Happy birthday! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. Is the mystery story the type you had in mind?
I love how you said you sigh when people don't think you're the babysitter anymore... I sigh at that too! Happy birthday, happy thirties!
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