(The girls built a tent in our living room. Sometimes that is the plus side of having no furniture in such a big room.)
Do you ever look back on your life and wonder where the years have gone to? I have been doing that a lot lately. 33 years ago, my mom was in labor with me. (Yes, I just admitted my age, don't hold it against me.) According to my parents, it was a very snowy day and they almost didn't make it to the hospital because the weather was so bad. They were living in a tiny apartment in downtown Salt Lake City. My dad was an undergraduate pre-med student working at Primary Children's Hospital. My mom used canning jar rings, covered in felt, as a mobile for my crib. I was born 4 weeks early and barely weighed 6 pounds.
Move forward 10 years, we were living in Maryland. My dad had just joined the Air Force. He was stationed at Andrews AFB. In a few weeks, we would have a huge snowstorm that would shut down the entire East Coast. I had a few friends over for a birthday party. I was still playing with Barbie dolls and dress up clothes. I was in 4th Grade.
Another 10 years and I was attending Ricks College. I was in my second year, majoring in Piano Pedagogy. I had been dating a young man from Russia. We would be married the following April. Little did I know that 5 years later, we would be divorced. Another 3 years and I would be remarried to my best friend, eating sushi and watching Harry Potter. A few months later, I would find out I was pregnant with my first baby girl.
10 years after Ricks, I was living in Las Vegas. Jon had just started a new job in the print industry. We planned on having another baby. It would take another 2 years before, on my birthday, my second little girl came into the world. Yes, 1 year ago today, I would start the first stages of labor. And she would decide that we needed to share a birthday.
It's been an amazing 33 years and I have done so much in so little time. Tomorrow I will celebrate my life, and we will celebrate the birth of Caylee, one year ago.
Today, I am thankful for the life I have had, the things I have been able to do, the places I have been able to travel to, the things I have learned. I have had a good life so far.
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