Today was 31 for me on the 31st!

Last year for me was the big 3-0!  It was THAT big milestone.  Little did I know that my 30th year of life would be so much bigger for me than the birthday.

In one year everything happened and everything changed for me.  Now I'm a year older but I still look like I'm twenty.  I can rock a bikini proudly and I am figuring out who I am more and more.  My kids have gone from being my babies to my little friends (even though I still have to be their mom first and so though call me a big meanie sometimes).  

My husband and I have been through the most.  The accident and my illness almost ripped us apart completely this past year.  These last few months we have been striving to rebuild our relationship.   It has been hard but I think it is one of those situations where we are finally dealing with the issues that have always been between us like work and family.  We are dating more and talking more.  Today we played hooky and had a great time.  I got me some Longhorn boots!

So I decided each year I will make a mini-bucket list.  First thing on my bucket list is that I got a wonderful new opportunity and I'm starting it next week.  I will be working with one of our local hospitals, March of Dimes, and other local community resources to start an outreach and support program for families with pre-mature infants.  This does mean graduate school might wait a little longer but it is a wonderful chance to do make a difference.  I will be overseeing the marketing and I'm having fun with it already.  This was a real surprise opportunity for me but I'm so happy to have it, especially after what friends and family have been through this year.  

My Bucket List for my 31st year of life!
~Get my second degree
~Lay on a beach in the Caribbean with out the kids and maybe get Scuba certified
~Put my disease back into remission
~Teach my babies to swim without floaties!
~Improve my GRE scores and get at least a 650 on the GMAT
~Have a top March of Dimes team.  Last year we were 28th in the nation.
~Make this new Outreach and Support group into something that will serve our city for years to come!
~Start our own soccer team for Cally and our friends.
~Move into a haunted house with character.
~Go on a crazy road trip with my babies.
~Help get Rachel into a health plan that actually covers cerebral palsy.
~Move out of the area (perhaps Albuquerque???)
~Help Harm start Kindergarten
~Bee Happy!
~NO FLIPPING HOSPITALS, ILLNESSES, SURGERIES, OR ACCIDENTS!!!!