Breaking Through not Breaking Down

A new dress, and a smile......

Brian {my hubby} suprised me with a new birthday dress, and said get ready we are going out to dinner. It instantly put a smile on my face. I was hoping that there was something planned, but I am changing my ways and did not depend on it. I was going to be happy with whatever I got or was planned.

But....

My whole family suprised me and took me out to dinner for my Birthday. We went to Strings, one of my favorite Italian resturants in town and had a great dinner. Lucky for them, my birthday fell on a Wednesday, All you can EAT!! The food was terrific, and the company the best. All in all it was a Fabulous 29th Birthday. See you later 28, and 29 I have my eye on you. 2012 may be a tough year so far, but 29 is going to be my breakthrough year. No more breaking down, just breaking through.

In other news, I am off early today to do Averie's IFSP, and then I am off all of tomorrow to go to Las Vegas for a Softball Tournament for the oldest child. It is going to be a long weekend, with a lot of pictures. I am going to flex my creative muscles on this trip, so be scared. The evening looks to have a lot of packing, prepping, and organizing. I am off, going to make some lists to keep me on track today.

I welcome any suggestions on packing for a trip with a toddler. I am still trying to iron out what the necessities are and have not been able to get it right yet. There are a lot of travels this summer, so the sooner I figure this out the better. I was on PINTEREST yesterday and found one tip. Put the babies clothes in plastic baggies for each day. That way you dont have to go riffling through your bag trying to find matching clothes. I may do this for the adults too. *laughs*

Wordless Wednesday's {My BIRTHDAY! WK4}

It is my BIRTHDAY! I am 29 years old today. This will be the last year that I am officially in my twenties. Where has the time gone? What have I done so far? What is the plan for the future? I have a tendency to create lists for myself on my birthdays. Things I want to accomplish and usually never get to, then feel guilty about not doing. *chuckles*

This year is going to be different. I am going to live in the moment. I woke up this morning to a package from my Best Friend Amber. She is the BEST, and by the best, I mean in the world. I am so lucky to have her in my life. This is what was in the package. Of course she had to sneak something in there for Little Miss Averie.

In addition to this wonderful package this morning. I woke up and decided that I wanted to feel good too, so I curled my hair, put some makeup on, and picked something out to wear that I knew would make me feel pretty. I have been living my life just to get to the next moment, and I want to live in the moment from here on out. I am so worried about where I am, and what I need to do to be better off tomorrow. That I often forget to just enjoy where I am. I think we are all guilty of this at some point, and it is a hard habit to break. 29 is the year that I am going to break it. I could be gone tomorrow, would I be able to say that the day that I left this planet was a good one. Did I take advantage of every moment, every milestone, every smile and laugh. I would not be so sure that I could. All that has to change today. I have a little girl that loves me unconditionally, a husband that is always there for me, and a Mother and Father that would give their life to see me happy and successful. What more could a girl ask for? I truly am living a wonderful kind of life. I guess it is time to stop and smell the flowers.

Carpe Diem!!!!

BTW..... I voted yesterday. I was so nervous. Maybe there is something to this voting thing. Maybe I am making a difference. If you are not registered to vote, make sure you do. One person may not make a difference, but together we all can.

Opps this turned into a Wordy Wednesday!

Linking up for Wordless Wednesday with, The Paper Mama, Jenni from the Blog, 5 Minutes for Mom, Parenting by Dummies, and the Naptime Momtog.