Growing older

I'm turning 29 next week and, my first reaction to this upcoming birthday was-- crap, I'm getting OLD.  I've been thinking about how I feel about the upcoming 30s and have realized that I am just starting my life-- life is just starting to get GOOD.  I am lucky to have (and have had) very strong, confident, beautiful women in my family who have aged gracefully and only get better with time.  So, I'm compiling a list of things I have to look forward to:

• being taken seriously
• not looking like I'm 12
• being one hot Mommy
• looking like I have it all together and maybe actually having it all together ;)
• being able to look at my life and know that everything I have is because I worked hard for it and all my successes and mistakes are because of what I did
• knowing the value of good friendships and not wasting time on people that bring you down
• confidence in myself as a wife
• mastering the kitchen
• knowing what is truly important in the grand scheme of life
• celebrating myself-- my body which has done some pretty awesome stuff like grow a human being, my brains, my achievements
• living every minute in the now... not wishing time away

I have much to look forward to-- the best is yet to come!