30's The New 20

That's what they say and I'm hoping they're right! Since my last post, I had my 30th birthday. We actually timed it so that we'd be in California for it so I could celebrate with our family. My parents prepared a wonderful dinner and had all the family over for my birthday dinner.




That's me with the hubby after I finished opening gifts and then my dad bringing over my yummy Coldstone ice cream cake. It was a pretty laid back day, which was nothing what I imagined my 30th birthday to be. I always thought I'd have a big blowout but since we were having our big wedding reception two days later, it didn't make much sense to do a big party for the birthday too. And we'd gotten into town at 3:30 in the morning the day of my birthday so we were pretty wiped out and not up for too much. I got some very nice presents and though it was nothing I always thought it would be, it was absolutely perfect.

I'm missing the warm weather now that we're back in Iowa. It's been raining for a good part of the day and now it's supposed to snow overnight and tomorrow. It's the middle of April- I didn't expect this! After talking those who've lived here a little longer than me, I've discovered that it's not all that odd. It's been cold ever since we got back here and now this. Despite the less-than-ideal weather, Iowa is still turning out to be a pretty great place to be.