We got to my maw-maw's Saturday afternoon and the kids picked kumquats in the back yard! (they weren't really too good to eat though...but fun to collect!)
Sunday we woke up and headed to church and then right back for the crawfish boil! The kids weren't too sure about those live crawfish before the cooking started but eventually they caught on...Drew did get pinched, he was getting a little too comfortable reaching in to grab them.
I ate a ton and peeled some to bring home...then we just enjoyed the afternoon visiting and hanging out together. It was a great day!
That afternoon we headed home and when I woke up the next morning, my kiddos were so excited for my birthday!
Susanna woke up and said, "Mom! Can we bake a cake?!" Of course, I agreed that was a good idea. The first thing Drew said when he walked in the kitchen was "Happy Birthday, beauty mom!" He insisted throughout the day that I was not 30 until I blew out my candle ;)
A sitter came to watch the kids after school so I could meet Mike for lunch at Houma's House, a gorgeous plantation near our house. I had never been. It was a beautiful place and the food was absolutely amazing! It was really nice to just visit, us two, and have a little date in the middle of a Monday!
these biscuits were shaped like dragonflies and the butter was cane syrup and pecan butter...it quite possibly could be consumed like icing...it was the best stuff ever!
Gorgeous place...it was a great day!
I have been pretty thoughtful lately on turning 30...the number doesn't bother me so much, but I just really can't believe my 20s are over. That decade really flew by and it makes me nervous that the next 10 years will as well. What will our family look like in 10 years? How will my health be? What can I do to improve the areas of my life I want to improve on before I am 40? Where do I even want to be in life at 40?! But I've come to the conclusion that while thinking ahead is great, I think I will be most happy and my family will be most happy if I focus on each day, deliberately living with purpose, spending quality time with the people that are most important to me, and just take it one day at a time.
I DO know that at 30 years-old, I am much more comfortable and confident in who I am, in my marriage, and in life in general than I was when I was 20. I like myself more now than I did then and I trust myself more now than I did then. I feel much more stable and grounded. I did a LOT in my 20s and I'm sure my 30s will be just as eventful! I feel good and happy and I am so thankful for this life of mine!
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