Shine On

Thanks for all of the well wishes we received yesterday. Violet had another visit with the doctor today and we're hoping she's on the path to being a healthy and happy little girl again. With that said, I'd like to turn the conversation to another (less serious) topic that's been on my mind lately - in a few short months I'm going to be turning the big 3-0 - Ack!

I remember thinking as a child that twenty sounded sooo grown up. Then I got there and I didn't feel like such a grown-up after all. I have a feeling that thirty will be much the same. My mom still says she doesn't know what she wants to be when she 'grows up'. As I get older I understand more and more what she means.

Anyway, I digress. I've been thinking a lot lately about turning thirty. I haven't really had a big party since I was a kid - I'm pretty happy with having my mom (or husband) cook me a yummy meal and having cake (or my favorite - fruit pizza). But thirty is kind of a big deal - isn't it? So if I were to have a party, here's one of my favorite grown-up 'themes' - metallics!

invitations, pinata, bows, banner, candleholders, balloons

Some of these items (Geronimo balloons, Confetti System pinata) are a little pricey, but I think could be easily DIY'ed. Have you reached a milestone birthday recently? How did you celebrate?