35!

Today is my 35th birthday, woot woot! I have been looking forward to 35 since I was 15 years old. I know it's an odd thing to say, but from observing the adults around me it seemed to me that the twenties were full of a bunch of nonsense. Having now lived through them, I think that was a rather perceptive observation, because my twenties were full of a bunch of nonsense. But 35... I always looked to 35 as a time of stability.

Don't get me wrong, my days still have plenty of nonsense (most of which I create for myself, either for my own amusement or due to a lack of writing things down that need to be remembered), but overall life is stable.

So here's to being 35!

Here's how I celebrated this weekend:

-Friday night we ordered pizza, the world's most perfect food. We also prepped some food that we signed up to bring for our church's big annual fundraiser, more on that shortly.

-Saturday morning I ran in my third 5K, my last in the 30-34 category!

 The race was held in Kankakee River State Park - it was gorgeous!

My bib and t-shirt.

-Saturday afternoon these beautiful flowers appeared in the house : ).

-Saturday evening I worked in the pie room for our church's Swiss Steak Supper, with these wonderful ladies.

That's me, leaving a note for the teacher whose room we borrowed!

-Sunday morning was filled with church activities. First, the Sunday school kids sang (that's Mike at the piano, he's one of the Sunday school music teachers this year!). Then we sang with the regular church choir. And then we sang at the first Christmas Cantata rehearsal of the year - the holiday season is beginning!

-Sunday afternoon I took a glorious nap next to these guys:

-Sunday evening: I am currently working on lesson plans (with a little blogging to break things up), and my hubby will be cooking tonight's meal. Great birthday weekend!