goodbye twenties

tomorrow i will be kissing my twenties goodbye.

my twenties have been a mix of

wonderful moments that i wish could last forever

and

moments that i'd rather fast forward. 

but so it is with life....

you take the good

and the bad

because you really don't have a choice.

the number one question i've been asked lately is...

are you nervous/sad about turning 30?

my answer has been.....

no, i'm excited.

anyone that knows me knows i worry and stress about everything

so i guess it's natural to assume that i wouldn't be accepting this

milestone birthday with grace.

i've only had one moment of panic about turning 30

in the past few days,

despite all the teasing and horror stories of creeping into a new decade.  

i think the biggest reason i'm so calm is because

my twenties ended with a bang! 

29 brought me the happiest event of my life so far,

marrying the man of my dreams. 

the twenties started out with intense sorrow and a  huge life lesson.

the subject of that lesson....death.

a subject i never thought i'd deal with but when my dad left this earthly life

i did.

there were years

between that event 

and today.

some a blur.

some incredibly memorable and perfect. 

but all in all these twenties of mine

have just improved as the time has flown by.

i can only imagine it will get better from here. 

bring it on 30, i'm ready for you!