Thursday, March 30, 2006

Me at 33

I really don't like photos taken of me, but today is a special occasion: it's my 33rd birthday. Although I'm not big into birthdays, its a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the past, present and future. So, for the sake of posterity, here's a mini-inventory of my life today:

What I love about my life: being a mom to Amazing DD; having a talented and sensitive DH; being a farmgirl at heart; having wonderful friends, family and neighbors to share my life with; meeting new farmgirl friends who share my passions.

What I don't love about my life: my silly insecurities, the fact that it's all going too fast, my impatience with people, the fact that I don't send enough cards to show people how much I'm thinking/praying/caring about them, my guilt over not scrapbooking since I spend so much time & energy blogging.

My favorite foods: I know I should say something about fruits & vegetables here, but the truth is that I'm a junk food junkie - - Doritos, Little Debbies, Mt. Dew, turtle candies, popcorn, peanut M&M's, steak dinner from That Place on the Corner. I really like a big salad with mixed greens, mushrooms, bacon/ham, hardboiled egg, and ranch dressing, too.

Music I'm into: U2, Michael Buble, Diana Krall, Fallout Boys, Green Day

Guilty pleasure: blogging; sitting in the comfy chair my dining room nook on a sunny day doing absolutely nothing; sitting in the henhouse listening to their "conversation".

I usually find myself thinking about: How to start an on-farm market; what home improvement project should be next; God's will for my life.

What I regret: No regrets - - I learned a lot from my mistakes.

My favorite childhood memory: any time with my Grampa Carbo; driving to Lake Pepin with my mom in a little Chevy Citation; being able to ride my bike all over town (pop. 500).

Most admired childhood heart-throb: Rick Springfield, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), Mr. Fox (seriously - he was my middle school English teacher - so hot).

Okay, so I'm LOL at all the memories flooding my little brain. This was a fun exercise. Is this what's considered a "meme"? If so, feel free to do one yourself . . .

4 comments:

FarmWife said...

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRACIOUS!!!!
Hope it's a great one! Don't tell me you took that picture at 5:30 am. I may have to jump off a bridge!

Hausfrau said...

Happy Birthday!

Re: my guilt over not scrapbooking since I spend so much time & energy blogging.

I felt this way too, until I realized that I was journaling my family's life. If you haven't done so already ... print your blog entries out, place them in plastic slip sheets, and keep them safe in a 3 ring binder. Ta-da ... you have a scrapbook/journal! My husband and kids enjoy getting mine out and browsing through the past.

sugarcreekfarm said...

Hey, Happy Birthday my friend! I think you should have one of everything on that junk food list today. (Now I'm hungry.)

And ditto Caroline...that's why we scrapbook chicks like to blog - cuz it's like an online scrapbook. So no guilt, and no paper & glue to clean up!

Farmgirl Susan said...

A Very Happy Birthday To You! May this day and every day be filled with joy, love, and lots and lots of laughter.

P.S. Wonderful photo!