the big THREE-O!

Well it's official. I'm now into a new decade. Bring on the thirties!!! Thanks to Bernee for the link to another blog with other peoples' reflections on turning thirty. It was eye-opening. There are people out there who panic and do drastic things like leave their husbands, quit their jobs or get tattoos. Don't worry, I'm not about to do anything crazy. I cut my fringe - that's about as radical as it gets!

A few weeks ago, at dinner with some friends, we were talking about someone who got married at age 22 - which we all thought was young. One friend commented 'I can't imagine being married at 22!' to which I responded 'yeah and when I was 22 I couldn't imagine NOT being married at 30!!!!' Yes when I think back to my last milestone birthday (21) I realise how much I've changed and how differently my life has turned out to what I imagined. I definitely am not as 'settled' as I thought I would be.

But do I regret anything? In Edith Piaf style I say 'non, je ne regrette rien'! I regret nothing. I never could have imagined that Father would take me on this exciting journey of living and working overseas, meeting fascinating people, doing what I love and learning to trust him more and more on a daily basis. He truly has done 'far more abundantly that I could have asked or imagined'! And I look forward to what he has in store...

This year, I'm so grateful that I've had the opportunity to be with my sister Melissa to share our special day together. Here are some pics from Saturday:


To see these pictures as larger images, click on the links in the slideshow. To see other pics from the picnic BBQ 'Flourish' with other friends on Sat (not our birthday party, it just happened to be on the same day), click here. One of my favourite little boys, Jacob, is the the star of that show!