THREE-EIGHT

YIKES

IT IS ALREADY HERE, EVEN THOUGH WE WON'T BE CELEBRATING UNTIL TOMORROW, AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY!!

SOMEONE ASKED ME A FEW DAYS AGO IF I WISHED I WERE TURNING 24? "NOT ON YOUR LIFE," I SAID. IT IS AMAZING HOW WHEN I LOOK BACK AT MY LIFE, I WOULD NEVER CHANGE A SINGLE THING ABOUT IT AND I WOULD NEVER WANT TO GO BACK.

I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHO YOU ARE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH IT HURTS PEOPLE SOME TIMES, YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK AND FEEL. ALL YOU CAN DO IS ACCEPT, FORGIVE, TRY TO FORGET AND MOVE AHEAD. AT 24 I WOULD HAVE MOVED AHEAD BUT I WOULD HAVE PUSHED ALL THE BAD STUFF ASIDE AND WALKED ON BY MYSELF, INSTEAD OF FACING THINGS HEAD ON.

YOU NEVER FINISH GROWING UP AND FORTUNATELY, YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING. AT 24 I THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYTHING THERE WAS TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE, LOVE AND THE PURSUIT OF FAME AND FORTUNE. BOY WAS I EVER WRONG. I AM CONTENT WHERE I AM IN THIS LIFE. 38 IS GOOD FOR ME. IT SUITS ME WELL. AGE IS REALLY ONLY A NUMBER AND HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE IS WHAT MAKES YOUR REAL AGE. SO IN ALL ACTUALITY:

I LOVE THAT I AM 38.
I LOVE THAT I HAVE 3 KIDS THAT ARE BECOMING SELF SUFFICIENT
I LOVE THAT I HAVE SEEN THINGS THAT MADE ME STRONGER
I LOVE THAT I HAVE A HUSBAND THAT PUTS ME IN MY PLACE SOME DAYS
I LOVE THAT I HAVE MADE MISTAKES AND HAVE LEARNED FROM THEM
I LOVE THAT I AM SECURE IN BEING THE WOMAN I AM
I LOVE THAT I STILL LOOK PRETTY GOOD FOR 38
I LOVE THAT I STILL HAVE PASSION IN MY LIFE
I LOVE THAT I HAVE AN AMAZING HOME
I LOVE THAT I HAVE AMAZING VEHICLES
I LOVE THAT I DON'T NEED THOSE MATERIAL THINGS TO BE HAPPY
I LOVE THAT I HAVE A NEW PUPPY THAT MAKES MY FAMILY SMILE
I LOVE THAT I AM ABLE TO WAKE UP EVERY DAY
I LOVE THAT I HAVE THE SAME PRIORITIES AS MY HUSBAND
I LOVE THAT I HAVE FINALLY GIVEN IN TO TEARS
I LOVE THAT I HAVE LEARNED AND CONTINUE TO DO SO
I LOVE THAT I HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT ARE NOT PERFECT
I LOVE THAT I AM ME
I LOVE THAT I AM 38 TODAY AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ANYWHERE ELSE!