Turning 30

I turn 30 in 15 days. Is it weird that I'm not depressed at all? I was talking to a friend about it this morning and realized I'm kind of looking forward to it. I'm excited that I've made it to 30 (almost) with no regrets. I have had a busy decade of 20's and have more than enough memories and experiences to feel good about the last 10 years. I've been so incredibly blessed. How can I possibly complain when I leave my 20's knowing that I've grown every day, discovering more about who I am, I've travelled, I've been educated, I have had more than one job that I've loved, I've been blessed with a house and all of my temporal needs, I've had a lot of fun, I've formed life long and eternal relationships, and I've married the love of my life.

I imagine my 30's will not resemble my 20's in any way because I'm now embarking on a completely new and exciting stage of life. Plus, I now have someone to share all of my experiences with. How great is that? I hope to look forward to expanding my eternal family and creating an amazing home for my future children, developing talents and exploring new things, becoming a better wife and better person, developing my current and future career options, and being able to use all of those things to contribute more fully and more relevantly to those around me. So no, I'm not in any way sad to conclude this phase of my life because the one ahead is so exciting.

Homeowner Pains!

Where did the days go when you could call your landlord to fix anything wrong with your house/apartment? I think those days went to the same place that my mortgage payment goes every month. Last night, I was lying in bed waiting for Brandon to finish getting ready for bed so we could go to sleep when I heard a loud expletive come from the hallway. I got up to see what was wrong and this is what I found (see picture). Apparently our hallway ceiling had a blister! We climbed up into the attic right above the blister and found a pool of water about an inch deep. It had rained last night, so we though our roof was leaking at first, but the ceiling and insulation above the puddle was dry, so we can now only assume that a pipe broke. It was pretty late by the time we got bowls and towels set up in the hallway and the attic shop vacced out, so we didn't ever identify the source of the water. I guess that's what we have to look forward to tonight. What fun!

Update

I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated. I guess life seems too boring to write about, but I am busy all the time, so there must be something going on. Let's see...

I've been having BAD tailbone problems the past couple months. For no reason at all, my tailbone started hurting and has continuously got worse. It hurst the most when I am sitting and when I am rising from a seated position. I have been to 3 doctors, one chiropractor, had X-rays and an MRI taken, and a Steroid shot. Nothing has helped at all. I really don't know what to do next. I am super frustrated and have run out of doctors to go to. If anyone has any suggestions, they will be welcome. I'm considering accupuncture next.

I painted the kitchen (for the 3rd time in a year and a half). When we refinished the cabinets, the mocha brown paint was too dark. I painted it a pale green. I think it looks pretty good. Hopefully it will stay this color for a while, but I can't make any promises!

Brandon has two knees with a torn miniscus. He is at the surgeon's office scheduling his surgery as we speak. He probably should have had this surgery done months ago, but better late than never right?

Work is going well for both of us. Luckily after making it through a lay off and several very slow months at work, things seem to be picking up. I was so blessed to find this job. I've made great friends and enjoy coming to work every day. It is challenging enough to keep me interested, but not enough to be stressed out all the time. My only complaint is that I have to drive to Phoenix every day, but hey...I can't have everything right?

Brandon still loves his job working in the IT department at Banner Desert Hospital. He's doing really well and everyone seems to love him. He received two separate regonition letters in the past few weeks. I'm so proud of him and how hard he works!

Some sad news in our family is that in the last couple months we had to put two of our family members down. Brandon had two sweet, sweet labs when we got married. One (Ink) was already pretty sick and we knew her end was coming soon. What was unexpected was within a month after putting Ink down, Buck went from old, but perfectly healthy and strong to very sick and lethargic in about a month. We think he lost about 30 pounds in one month. He stopped eating and would hardly move. I guess he stopped wanting to live after Ink was gone. It was so sad. They were both very old and lived long, good lives, but we were still very sorry to see them go. Now we are just down to two dogs!

So that's the update! I told you our lives were not that interesting lately. I'll try harder to entertain.