29 candles

A few weeks ago I turned 29, or as I see it, VERY close to 30. I can't lie. I feel old. Sorry to you readers who are over the age of 29. Rest assured, I don't think of you as old. No, certainly not. You are young, full of life, and gracefully aging. But me? I just feel old. After all, 29 is just one year/12 months/365 days away from the big 30. For some reason this milestone has been especially hard for me. Perhaps it is coupled with the ever growing presence of prematurely graying hairs on my head and the constant lack of energy. But really I think it is the realization that at my age, my mom was already a mother of 4 kids, my mother-in-law had all 3 of hers, and Matt's biological grandmother had already birthed 8! That last one is a little unusual, I know. But still, my point is...29 is adult. Make no mistake, I am an adult. And I am almost 30. (sigh)

Other than a minor mid-life crisis, my birthday was spent sitting in the lap of luxury, thanks to the love of my husband, family, and friends. After a delicious birthday dinner of steak and crab legs with Matt and his parents, I was led on an exciting scavenger hunt complete with riddles, clues, hunting through rooms, a decoy present, and a treasure at the end. I learned that I am not too old for a treasure hunt! Oh, and the treasure....you ask? It is the fabulous new love of my life...a Nikon D40 camera. Thanks to Matt and his orchestrating a fabulous gift courtesy of family and friends, I have moved up in the camera world. I love it, and I am so wildly grateful. Now the pressure is on to do the reading about the camera and general photography that I have been meaning to do for some time. I hope to bring you many new photo creations from Mr. Nikon in future blog posts to come. All complaints aside about my age, I am so blessed to have another year of life!