25 candles

Today is my twenty fifth birthday!! Am I really that old?! Not like old lady old, but I never imagined myself being 25 and married and pregnant all at the same time! :)

I was talking to Bryson yesterday and we were remembering when we were little and when it was our birthdays, how that day was so special and the day was anticipated with so much excitement! I still look forward to my birthday, but it's much more normal now then when I was little. My mom would make us pancakes for breakfast in the shape of M on our birthdays (yes, my dad, sister and I are all "M") And then if I remember correctly she would bring cupcakes (funfetti cake and frosting) to school at the end of day. And usually a birthday party followed that day or the weekend.
Now thinking about it, not a year has gone by that I haven't done something for my birthday! This weekend a group of friends and I went to Inner Space Caverns (which was really really cool!) and went to Maggie Moos for ice cream! And today I took off of work and Bryson said I need to be ready at 10am....

I wanted to write about 24 things over this past year that I learned, did, enjoyed, remembered, disliked...lets see how far I can get:

1. Hurricane Ike was on my birthday last year
2. I was unemployed for 3 months and learned how hard it is to find a job. And realized how emotionally draining job searching is!
3. Fell in love with slow cooking.
4. Had really fun Girl weekends with my college girlfriends!
5. Celebrated our one year anniversary in New York!
6. Lived and worked in NYC for 7 weeks
7. Realized I dont want to live at 34th and Broadway in New York...
8. Bryson and I joined/became partners with Austin Stone Community Church.
9. I love living in Austin.
10. Our house is the longest place I've lived anywhere in 5 years! yay for not moving...yet!
11. I really enjoy decorating according to the seasons.
12. Living on a budget is hard but totally worth it when you know you are glorifying God with your finances.
13. Is so glad Austin went with stream line recycling cans...it makes me feel like I"m helping the environment!
14. I became a huge fan of yoga!
15. We started a compost in our backyard
16. I started a bookclub with friends in the neighborhood.
17. I was able to celebrate two best friends weddings.
18. My Two CYP girls got engaged too.
19. We found out we were pregnant.
20. Being married is more about God than it ever is about yourself or your spouse.
21. I started to like movies again...and can actually remember them!
22. I wish we lived closer to family.
23. I know I need to use less Red Pepper Flakes on pizza...
24. This past year was great! Filled with lots of new adventures, learning, and loving life! Thank you 24 :)

life goes on....

So I admit some days I try to think about a topic to blog about...and well lately nothing has come to mind! Here are a few "new" things in life:

-Bryson ended his internship with Fireseed and is currently job searching. Pray he finds a job soon!

-Though Bryson's "offical" work has ended, we still live in the neighborhood with Fireseed team and the intentional community members. Our family dinners, firepit nights and fun hangouts have started! Its good to be connecting with friends again.

-It rained this week.

-We had a doctors appointment today. I'm 20 weeks! Half way done! It's crazy how fast time has gone by! We heard the heartbeat again today! I love our doctor and the staff that work there, they are so great!

-Bluebell ice cream new flavor: Groom's Cake is sooooo good!! Our friend Kristie bought it last night and omg, it's delicious!