Ringing in the BIG 3-0!

Well, this past weekend I made the big plunge out of my 20's and into the world of the 30's.  In all honesty, it doesn't bother me the least bit.  It is almost nice to be 30.  I always seem to be the youngest in a crowd.. maybe now I'm finally catching up and won't be considered so "young" anymore.  Ha,ha.

We kicked off my birthday on Saturday night.  My parents came to town to watch the kids and Jon and I took our first ever night away from kids SINCE KATELYNN WAS BORN!  Yes, you read that right.  We have not left the kids overnight (except for hospital stays during births) ever since we became parents in 2006.  It was about time, right?  We got a hotel in uptown Charlotte and lived the city life for about 16 hours.  It was pure bliss.  We were able to walk from the hotel to dinner with friends and then out to the bar and walk right back to the hotel.  If we didn't have kids, I would love living in the city!  It was a great time.  As much as I love every second with my kids, it was very nice to have adult conversation for a night!

Part of the hotel plan was supposed to mean getting to sleep in and get uninterrupted sleep.  That was a little less than successful.  I guess I just couldn't fully turn off my mommy-mode.  We didn't get to sleep until after 3:00 a.m. and I was wide awake by 8 a.m.  I seriously kept trying to fall asleep but my body felt so rested... I mean a full five-ish hours of sleep without getting up with anyone?  Yes, that hasn't really happened in six years either.  Of course that isn't really enough sleep though so I still felt tired by the afternoon!  Oh well! 

We came home before lunch to spend the day with the kids and my parents and brother. They had the house decorated in tons of balloons and cake waiting. We took advantage of Firehouse Subs kids-eat-free Sundays paired with a birthday sub for free for lunch and then just lounged around the house all afternoon and evening. It was a great start to my 30's!