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30th Birthday

I will blog all about Vegas later, when I have the pictures to go with the story. But this song/video pretty much embodies what the weekend was all about:

http://youtu.be/DHEOF_rcND8

Sadly, it won't let me embed the video. But this is what the weekend felt like: literally running around the desert with my best friends. I'm so thankful. I'm so blessed.

I'm excited to be 30. Some of my friends are freaking out, but I say bring it. Is my life anything like what I thought it would be? No. But by not having the husband and kids I'd hoped for, I've gotten to experience greater things than I'd ever imagined. God has a plan. Of that I have no doubt. If a husband and kids are in the cards, I'll figure it out. But for now, my life is completely fulfilling. Sometimes I feel so much joy, it's just overwhelming. There were a lot of those moments this weekend.

The other great thing about 30 is that I feel like this is the age where I can say, "I have arrived." Looming unemployment aside, I'm exactly where I want to be with my career. I know what I want to do, and I've been doing it long enough that I'm good at it. I can finally pay my bills. I know who I am, and while I'm a work in progress, I'm more confident and know myself pretty well. I feel like in your 20's, you're broke and struggling to make it in both your personal and professional life. At 30, I feel a little more like, "I got this. I know what I'm doing." There are definitely moments of fear and doubt, but it's a million times better than a few years ago. I'm so excited to see what my 30's will bring. I feel like the answer to that question is "everything good." I love being 30!

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