I am in denial. The decade of 20’s is no longer mine. Long gone are the days of my “youth.” Although I am in a new decade, I still feel 23. I still feel young at heart and full of energy. However, my body is struggling to keep up. I won’t mention my varicose veins, slowing metabolism, chipped and cracked teeth and the crows feet that appeared out of nowhere over night. ::: do eye creams really work? ::: I won’t tell ya about the 25 push-ups I can no longer do on my toes.
While all that can be depressing, it doesn’t slow me down. 30 is the new 20, right? I’d much rather be 30 than 29! Think about it: when you are 29, you’re the “old one” in a group of 20-somethings. When you’re 30, you’re rather quite “young” in a group of 30-somethings. That is something to smile about! As long as people keep telling me I look “25,” I’ll keep using that eye cream that is probably no more that some rich hand lotion.
I can’t believe it was 10 years ago that I was in my second year of college and preparing for my mission. What happened since then? What major contributions did I offer society? Did I accomplish the things I hoped to do while in my 20’s? Well, I graduated from college and barely missed my cut off date for getting married. What a close call!
On March 2nd, my twin sister and I turned 30, so on to the birthday biz: Rick does not disappoint. Late Saturday night, he went to the market to pick up some last minute items. Physical exhaustion got the best of me and I climbed into bed. I was awakened when Rick finally climbed into bed. I glanced at the clock on the nightstand only to discover it was 3:32 a.m. Seriously? I was in such a slumber, that I couldn’t process what had kept him up. I dozed back to sleep. I was then awakened at 6:30, by Rick, as he got out of bed. He heads for the kitchen. I’ll let the pictures tell the rest:
He made me breakfast in bed. I love grapefruit and a bowl packed with hot cereal or Cheerios….and daffodils make me smile.
Seriously? This little arrangement of gifts was carefully positioned on our coffee table and smiling right at me as I walked out of the bedroom. He has such a keen sense of detail that never goes unnoticed. I have never known a man to wrap gifts as well as he does!
And this is what he turned out for dinner: Incredible Maple salmon, fresh green beans, wild rice medley and then sliced fresh strawberries, toasted pecans, and crumbled feta on a bed of mixed baby greens and spinach, then drizzled with homemade strawberry vinaigrette.
Rick + Vanessa + Bridgette + August 
