reflections

i am old and i love it. when i turned 21 i cried because i didn't want to be old. and now that i have turned 28, i relish getting older. perhaps it is because i have accomplished quite a bit in the past 7 or 8 years. i got married to the only person who could put up with me long term when i was 20. at 22, i graduated from byu with a political science degree, and though it is worthless in the real world, it was totally fascinating and i wouldn't change it. four days before matt graduated from byu, when i was 23, i had cooper. the greatest accomplishment up to that point. at 24, i had ainsley and life really started to get interesting. for the next two years, i laid low. weed got married. dave got married. and then baby made three. on halloween, we welcomed beckett allen. i was 26. and at 27, matt finally graduated from dental school. and here i am. 28. matt is back in school. sorry, a residency program. never mind that we pay tuition, he has classes every day, and final exams. my one stipulation when matt decided to specialize; be done before i turn thirty. it has been an amazing life so far. matt has made life better than i thought it could be. the kids are like the cherry on top. and my family, mom, meg, weed, dad - it has been great.

pizza party for me

pearl harbor day celebration

brilliant!