Ode to my twenties!

I am thirty years old today! It is my golden birthday- 30 on the 30th. When I turned twenty I was very sad, I liked being "a teenager" and being in my twenties seemed entirely too old! However, my 20's ended up being incredible years! (WAY better than my teen years!) Here is my recap of the last decade:

In my twenties I....

• began them believing I could never have children of my own.
• became scared to death when I learned that Dr's aren't always right, and that I was going to be a single mother at 22.
• discovered that church isn't for nerds, and that I really can feel God's love when I stop running from it.
• met a man more incredible than I ever thought possible
• felt a love so strong I can't even come up with words to describe it- the moment my daughter was born
• became a Jerguson when that incredible man married me!
• learned how scary and wonderful being a parent is
• learned a lot about Brazil
• discovered the importance of extended family, and really felt like I belonged
• had an incredible little boy and found out how different boys and girls are!
• heard my husband say "that's what siblings are supposed to do!" about a million times
• had another little boy and learned how different two little boys can be!
• cried.
• laughed.
• worked at a restuarant
• worked at a ticket broker company
• worked for a tanning salon
• became a stay at home mom
• worked at a hospital
• decided to become a nurse and began going to school
• got accepted to nursing school!
• had the first surgery of my twenties at 29! (big decrease from the 7 I had in my teens!)
• moved 7 times!
• bought a house!
• bought an SUV
• traded the SUV for a minivan (see I really am thirty!)
• took two of my kids to kindergarten
• had my mom come to live with me.
• had a whole family come and live with us for a little while.
• looked forward each month to WagJerCo.
• traveled to Texas, South Dakota, Washington DC, Tennessee, Branson, and the Lake of the Ozarks
• made sure all of my kids have seen the ocean!
• made lots of new friends
• gained new sisters (shelley, heather, andrea, and angela) and became even closer to my Tia!
• learned to straighten my hair!
• discovered that even though everything changes around me, some things never do. I lost friends and gained friends, found a husband and three kids, and through it all-Shannon was there every step of the way!

Thanks everyone for making my twenties so wonderful! I don't know how my 30's can compete!