The Big 3-0

Today I am 30. This morning my Grandma sent me the picture posted here of me on my 8th birthday. What do you think of the side ponytail?

For the past six years, we have had an annual fiesta to celebrate my birthday. This consists of pinata hitting, a tequila tasting and overall good times. But, of course the year that my birthday falls on a Friday and I would have had the best fiesta ever, I am pregnant and have to take it easy. But that's okay - it will be easy to remember the year Samantha is born because it is an 8, like the year I was born and we are moving the fiesta to Dave's 30th birthday this year.

The main thing I keep thinking about as I begin the next decade of my life is how lucky I am to have such amazing friends. I have known many of my closest friends, including Dave, since I was a teenager. I have a picture that my Grandma took on my 15th birthday before school (I got to have a sleepover on a school night) and in the picture with me are Ryan, Beth and Autumn, three of my very best girlfriends to this day.

I hope Samantha is fortunate enough to find long lasting friendships. I know she will have our friends looking out for her throughout her entire life. And because I can't, if each of you could take a shot of tequila for me on my 30th birthday, I would appreciate it. If you've never tried Cafe Patron, I highly recommend it.