This is what we did last year for my birthday. It was a lot of fun. It was my Golden Birthday, I turned 25 on the 25th. So we had a big party at Boondocks in Draper. It was so much fun. If you haven't been there I highly recommend it.
This year we will be celebrating a little bit differently.
Nate has booked us a Hotel for 2 nights in the exotic Salt Lake City!!! I couldn't be more excited about it. My mom has volunteered to watch Max for us so we are going to enjoy some quiet time alone. Nate has been gone the last 2 weeks and will be gone again next week so this will be really nice. He will miss Max a lot but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make.
So I'm turning 26. I can't believe it. Some of you are probably saying I'm so young, and some of you are probably saying I'm getting old. I feel like I am just right. I feel like I am in the right place in my life. I have been thinking about it all week and I think I wouldn't change anything in my life right now. Oh, I've got projects to do and things to work on, that is a never ending process. As far as the important things go, I'm really happy with my life. I have really been so blessed. I'm just going to list some of the many things that bless my life.
I have a wonderful loving husband. Nate really is the best thing for me. I couldn't have found someone better for me. I love him so much. He is SO honest. He is fiercely loyal. He is a good hard working man. He respects me. He listens to me. He has a testimony of the Gospel and the Atonement of the Savior. He worthily holds the priesthood and is always willing to us it. He is a great father. He loves Max so much. He loves me so much. He would do anything for us. He makes me laugh. Some people think that is dumb or laugh when I say that but its true. I think laughter is such a wonderful thing. I think Nate is very funny and he loves to make me laugh so it works out well for both of us. He can always make me laugh even when I don't want too and sometimes that is exactly what I need. He is always there to listen to me when I just need to talk. He is always there to hold me when I just need to cry. He is always there for me no matter what I need.
I have the best son in the whole world. I know he's all I ever talk about but he is really my favorite little boy. He is so cute and fun. I love the age he is at right now. It is so much fun to watch him explore and learn and develop. He is learning so fast I sometimes have a hard time keeping up with him. He is so smart and watches every move I make. I can tell he is watching and learning. That is a little bit intimidating because he is picking up all of my little nuances. He is such a happy baby. I just love it. Sometimes I get so frustrated because he is too happy. He just laughs and plays when I think he should be sleeping or at least getting tired. It is so much fun. He has started to really develop an attitude and opinions about things, especially what he wants and what he thinks is funny. He is so great. He lights up my life. I can't believe I was so blessed to have him. I am so grateful every day for him.
I have a wonderful family. My mom and dad still spoil me. They are taking Max this weekend for crying out loud. They have us over for dinner just about every sunday. They are constantly giving us things and helping us out and just making our lives better and I am so grateful for them. They are wonderful parents. They have been a shining example to me. I have learned so much from them. They are great people and they are so generous and selfless. They've taught me how to work hard and serve others. Probably the biggest thing they have taught me is that love is unconditional. I will be forever grateful for that and for them.
My brothers and sisters are AWESOME! I am so lucky. I have the best family. I could go into so much detail but it would take forever so I will just say, Thank you for still being so much a part of my life. I think all the time that I am so glad you are all here and sharing my life with me. I love you all more than I can express.
Nate's family is the best! Seriously, I have a great family and then I married into a great family. I didn't even know them really when we got married. I didn't really know what I was getting into. Luckily Nate was right when he told me "They're great, You'll love them". I really do. I am actually really excited. Nate's parents are coming to stay with us next week. I am so looking forward to having them. They have been here a lot recently (2 weeks when Max was born, 1 month in the summer and then we spent 10 days with them for Christmas) and I have missed them a lot. I am so blessed to have them and all of Nate's family. I really feel at home with them and I don't really see them all that often. I just feel really comfortable with them and I love it. They accept me and love me for who I am and I am so grateful for that.
I have the best friends in the world. I have friends from my childhood that I love dearly. We will always be friends. They are amazing people and I have learned so much from them. I am so glad that we were placed in each others lives at the time we were. I can honestly say I don't know if I would have made it through my teenage years without them. They are so strong and have carried me when I needed it. Thank you girls.
Having said that, I have been learning recently that I'm pretty good at meeting people but not good at making friends. When it comes right down to it, I'm pretty shy. I have a hard time making a connection and feeling like I could actually call someone to talk or hang out or whatever. I have always felt that it isn't the quantity but the quality of friends that is important. I think I'm changing my mind now. There are so many amazing people out there. I have just been closed to them because of my own insecurities or biases or whatever. I am starting to develop some friendships that I have been longing for but too withdrawn to actually cultivate. I am loving it. I have so much to learn and there are so many people around me who can teach me and help me and lift me up. I wish I could take back all the time I've wasted.
While I am on the topic of friends I have to include the Nybo's. They are our second family. I love them so much. They are the people we probably do the most stuff with. They have been so good to Nate before I was ever in the picture and they have just opened up their arms and their hearts and welcomed me and made me feel loved and wanted and accepted. They love Max and are so good to him. Thanks guys, I know this is totally cheesy but none of you are going to read this anyway. I love you guys.
I know this is going on forever I just can't stop typing there is so much to be thankful for. I will end with this. I am so blessed to have the Gospel. I KNOW that it is true. It is something I have always had and I am so grateful for that. I know that I am loved. I know that I can be forgiven. I know that I am not alone. I know the Book Of Mormon is true. I know that families are forever. I know that the Lord has truly blessed me and I am so grateful for Him. For everything that I have been given. For all of the opportunities I have to learn and grow and become more like Him. I love Him with my whole soul. He has given me everything. For that I am eternally grateful.
