In my first 30 years....

Well...today is the day....my birthday. I have officially left the twenties behind and have turned 30. I have been crazy lately (we just got home from Vegas today...CONGRATS MARCY AND ROSS...more on that on another post)....so since my mind is all over the place I figured I would do a "this and that" post of 12 things about me in honor of my birthday on June 12th :)

1. I was born on my due date....which is cool to me...after having 3 pregnancies I think it would have been cool to have had one on the date that I was told from the beginning....from googling this...I found that less than 5% of babies are born on their "due date".

2. Being 30 is surreal...I still remember being 15 years old and thinking how OLD 30sounded...so it is funny to think that I hit that OLD age...however, I do not feel old at all :)

3. I had my first child at 26...if someone would have told me that I would have 3 more by the time I turned 30 I would have laughed in their face...who knew, right?

4. My husband got me the two fabulous gifts below :) He is a pretty good shopper!



5. I can twirl a baton...I started when I was 3 years old and stopped at age 10...I want to teach my daughter now that she is 3...but I am not sure she is that interested

6. The boys birthday is in 2 weeks...and I am SO BEHIND on the party planning...I will be in overdrive for the next 14 days

7. I could have milk and oreos every night before bed...there are some weeks that I do have them every night...

8. I am obsessed with reading books on my I Pad...I have downloaded three books in the last week...

9. My initials are CBG....My oldest brother's name starts with a C and my older brother's name starts with a B...I like that their first initials make up my initials...it is also the reason my twins have a C & B name...

10. I have nothing to watch on TV these days...I usually catch up on DVR after the kids go to bed, but I got nothin'...so I have been watching old episodes of Sex in the City instead

11. I got some birthday money that I am exited to take to Hobby Lobby with me...I have been eyeing a few things :)

12. I am HORRIBLE at Words with Friends...but I still LOVE to play it

So there is some serious randomness...I will be getting back to posting now that I am home and computer is fixed!! Have a great week :)

The truth...the whole truth...and nothing but the truth

Well, since I am new to this blogging thing...I figured I would throw out some random and true facts about myself. A little, "get to know me better"...maybe I know you and you know these things...maybe you don't...or maybe you fell upon this post and have know idea who I am...but I figured it has been a long week and all I can come up with right now is my basic info...

1. I am a follower of Christ
2. My car is NEVER clean...ever...I could blame it on the kids but even before kids I was never one to keep the inside of my car organized. Sometimes it bugs me...but not enough to do something about it on a daily basis.
3. My least favorite chore in the world is laundry....I don't mind washing or drying them...put hanging and folding and putting them away...YUCK!
4. I kill all plants...cannot keep them alive....ever
5. But I love the idea of having the yard landscaped....basically for me really expensive trash :)
6. I watch ridiculous reality TV...alot...I usually DVR it and catch up during naptimes or after the kids go to bed...it really is a disgusting habit
7. I LOVE vegetables...always have...my mom always laughed and said when I was little I would be the only kid that would ask for brussel sprouts...my kids have not shared this quality with mom
8. I am graying...but since my hair is so dark, they look more like silver highlights...ok...maybe there is only a strand here and there but they stick out SO BAD against my dark hair
9. Motherhood has taught me so much...more than just about kids...but about myself...my limits...where my strengths are and my weaknesses are and I have found the ability to admit these to myself...
10. Motherhood has also taught me that my body is more than a size or a weight...it has housed 4 babies...it has stretched and ached...and fed 4 amazing kids...I had know idea that I would be able to accomplish such an amazing thing...God willing...He is so good!
11. I am a horrible saver...financially speaking...we went from a family of 2, to three years later being a family of 6....two incomes to one income....it has been hard and a true learning experience...but we are starting the journey to become debt free

So that is me in a nutshell...there is a lot more of course...like my wonderful husband...my 4 beautiful kiddos...my wonderful family...but I hope as I grow in this blogging world I can get it all down on the pages of the internet.

Have a wonderful evening....I must get to watching American Idol :)