30 on 30

Sunday, February 12, 2012 will be my 30th birthday!  C.o.m.p.l.e.t.e.l.y hard to believe! I am not exactly looking forward to this number milestone, but it is what it is.

I decided to kick off my pre-birthday celebration with giving you 30 things that I have done/that have happened in the 30 years I have been alive!

1. I was born, that is a pretty big deal!

2. I have lived in a trailer park

3. I have lived in 11 different houses, 5 different cities, and 3 different states

4. I have lost a father

5. I have lost a brother

6. I have been an aerobics instructor

7. I have nearly drown in a river

8.  I have had plastic surgery (on my ear to remove a keloid)

9.  I have been the MVP on a high school basketball team

10.  I have lived in the middle of America, Omaha Nebraska

11. I have hiked the Incline in 43 minutes

12. I have died my hair red

13. I have smoked 1/2 of a cigarette (haha, that is about all I could stand)

14.  I have been to 21 of the 50 states

15. I got married!

16.  I have gotten a $108 tip on a $38 bill (yes I consider that an accomplishment!)

17.  I have been to Piccadilly Circus in London all by myself

18.  I have gotten lost and the picked up by a stranger

19.  I graduated from dental hygiene school (hard hard hard, so hard!)

20. I have hiked up to the top of Pikes Peak (and 2 other 14eeners)

21. I have been to Africa

22. I have been white water rafting

23. I have lost a baby
24.  I have lost a mother in law

25. I have lost a sister

26. I have had one child via Epidural

27. I have had one child all natural

28.  I have had one child via adoption

29. I have had blow out diarrhea and vomiting simultaneously with my husband

 30. I have had 3 children 3 and under, (whew, still there)

I have done a lot in 30 years,
and have many more to come,
but when all is said and done
all that really matters is that I have led a life loving and serving Christ.

What are you living for?