Another year older....

in the words of my youngest brother"dude that's a ton of candles"... as if I did not notice!!
-but then again thirty has not been so bad! I received many wonderful gifts from my friends and family and best of all I learned that at midnight on March 7/8 I did NOT turn into a pumpkin.

On Monday night my husband and friends had a small surprise party for me,
something I had never had before, it was pretty awesome!
Some of my gifts included (a new pair of Ice Skates), (Money to spend on YARN),
(board games), (money for Amazon), plus lots of other little things.

One of my gifts was a list from my dear friend lisa...
this list made me smile and made me cry-so I had to share:

as written by Lisa: 30-things I like about you:

1. your enthusiasm
   
2. the smell of your shampoo (pureology for the record)
3. your curiosity
4. your love of reading
5. your taste in yarn
6. your decor ala' photography
7. the way you interact with my kids
8. your hunger for God
9. your lack of filter
10. EJ
11. your recommended reading list
    
12. your passion
13. your creativity
14. your nervousness of turning 30
15. the joy you find in EJ
16. your journey with God
17. Your drive
18. your smile
19. the way you love knitting
20. the way you process through your fears
21. the you&max story
22. your honest heart
23. the way you introduced us to the art of the cupcake
24. the willingness to try something new
25. your faith
26. you decisiveness
27. the invitation you extended to me to be at EJ's birth
28. your loyalty
29. watching you become a mom
30. our friendship
    

-I have to say this list was by far one of my most favorite gifts,
I am so grateful for Lisa and her friendship...
It is truly the best gift of all! A gift from God!