thirty-six

Today is my birthday.

Thirty-six!

I was thinking this morning about that common phrase,

"If I could go back..."

It's usually to a pretty number like

One-Nine

or

Two-Five

It really only took me only a second

to know

if I could go back,

I wouldn't.

Wouldn't want to go back to even

Three-O

;)

I'm loving 36,

the entire 3rd decade, really, has been good to me.

But this sixth year of it feels

really right!

I have a beautiful baby
in addition to

3 amazing girls and a great husband who works hard

to provide

our modest lifestyle.

I remember in 2009 birthday-wishing a pregnancy within the year.

I remember in 2010 wishing for a healthy baby.

This year I'm really out of wishes.

Sure, there's lots that would make life easier.

But they're just not important.

So I wonder,

In my 4th

or 5th decades,

is this where I'll wish to come back to?

Thirty-six?!

May-be!

I do have a birthday wish...it's for this year to go by slowly.

That I have lingering time to enjoy it.

And that I embrace thirty-seven with the same gratitude.

Happy  Birthday to Me!

Oh...and for maybe another

yummy-made-from-scratch

Blackberry Cobbler!

(Thank you thank you thank you Scott and Charlee!...Super amazing!)