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HAPPY FRI-YAY!!!!!  This has been the longest week, but it’s been a good week!  I wish I could say I can’t wait to sleep in tomorrow, but Mom and I (and hopefully Rachel) are headed to Nashville for the day to do some shopping….if the weather cooperates.  I’ll be looking for Christmas card outfits for Dustin and me.  I want us to maybe dress up a little since we’ve worn jeans and sweaters/button ups the past two years…any suggestions?

Let’s get to a few of my favorite things from the week!

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 Tuesday was twin day at school so my partner teacher and I dresses alike.  None of our students got our shirts 😂 And this is what my hair look like if I don’t blow dry it straight and straighten it!



 Wednesday was my 30th birthday and I woke up to lots of surprises from Dustin!  I didn’t get a picture of everything but he had those balloons ready for me along with a sash!  

And thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday!

On the blog Wednesday, I shared 30 facts about me for my 30th birthday.  If you haven’t had a chance to read them, head on over there now!




 My best friend surprised me during my planning period later that day!!  She moved 3 hours away and I hadn’t seen her since September, so that was such a fun surprise!  I’ve got plans in about 2 weeks to go spend the night with her, but it was so nice to see her on my birthday–which also happened to be her 3rd anniversary!  You know you’ve got a good best friend when she asks permission to have her wedding on your birthday and then surprises you with a cookie cake that day!



 Dustin also had a sign on our porch, a sign in our yard, and a sign at school by the door I use to go in at school!  I was blown away and then laughed when he said he’s got decorations to use each year now ha!



One of my friends got me a sampler box from Sephora of all different face masks, so I tried out my first one last night!  Since last year, I’ve been pretty obsessed with skin care and trying to find the perfect regimen.  I was hooked last night and my skin felt so clean and soft after taking off that mask.  I’m thinking about doing a post on all of the masks and skin care samples I’ve gotten from Sephora recently!

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30 Facts for My 30th Birthday

As always, a special thanks to my talented sister for these photos!!

Happy 30th Birthday TO ME!

Because I’ve seen this on a few other blogs, I thought I’d share 30 facts about me today.  Some of these you may already know, and some may be new to you!

1. 25 is my favorite number.
2. I used to play softball.  I batted 4th and played 1st base.
3.I have horrible eyesight but refuse to wear contacts or my glasses all the time.
4. I’m both the oldest and middle child.  I’m the middle child for my dad and the oldest child for my mom….all girls, too 😊
5. My goal in school was to be valedictorian.  I made my first B (89.3–I remember vividly) in chemistry and that knocked me out of the running.  I still graduated with above a 4.0.
6. My mom begged me to make Bs in college so I would enjoy college 😂😂 I took her advice and had a great college experience!
7. My hair is naturally brown and wavy.
8. My toenails are always painted.  The only time they haven’t been has been for surgery.
9. I could have died as a 3 year old.  I had the chicken pox which resulted in staph infection and I was hospitalized for over a week.  That resulted in my teeth being discolored (which I’m really self conscious about)
10. I really like running and the longest race I’ve ever run is a half marathon
11. I don’t like going to the dentist.
12. I love going to the dermatologist.
13. I pass out when I see blood coming out of someone’s mouth or when I’m giving blood (which is why I never give blood anymore!)
14. I can’t sing
15. I can’t play an instrument
16. I once rear-ended a couple who had been having an affair with each other.  Long story, but my insurance agent ended up having to tell the woman, after she claimed she had to go to the hospital for neck pain, that he would tell her husband who she was with if she didn’t stop calling me.  How did I know it was an affair?  They started out at the light beside me and kept making out–then I noticed it was a much older woman and a younger guy.  It was an interesting week.
17. I’m 5’7″ and am taller than my mom and both sisters
18. Yosemite National Park is the most beautiful place I’ve ever been in my life
19. I love to fly, but I get really nervous during take off because I stress about whether my ears will pop or not.
20. I’m extremely laid back about lots of things and Dustin is extremely type A about the things I’m laid back about.
21. I mostly sleep on my back.
22. I have a really good memory
23. I like to scare Dustin every once in a while because he’s so easy to scare
24. I take a shower every morning and every night…no matter what
25. I keep a running list of baby names on my phone along with a running list of books I want to read and the paint colors I used in my house
26. I am the worst at backing up my car, but I can parallel park.
27. I am a really fast reader
28. I never wanted to be a teacher, and I didn’t change my major to English until the spring semester of my sophomore year.  But I love it and know this is where God wants me.
29. I have a high pain tolerance
30. My favorite movies are When Harry Met Sally and Pretty Woman.


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Birth Day Stories (Repost)

I posted these last year on my birthday, and since… 
1. I’m turning 30 tomorrow (😩🙈) 
2. this was one of my favorite blog posts ever  
3. I have new blog readers…

I decided to repost!  And you know what?  I teared up again reading these.

Having divorced parents is tough, BUT I’m thankful to have two parents who love me tremendously–and who love me enough to contribute to my blog 😜

Having both Mom AND Dad walk me down the aisle

From my mom:


I was so excited when I found out I was pregnant with you!!!!!  I was going to have my very own baby!!!!! I was going to have a friend for life!  Not knowing if you were a boy or girl didn’t matter to me.  All I wanted was a healthy baby!!!! Baby “How to Books” became my current read.  Eating healthy was my goal.  Cravings of meat and vegetables were satisfied.  Looking for nursery items were fun. Enrolling in Childbirth Classes were expected and fun.  Being blessed by a sweet lady who sold me her maternity clothes kept me in fashion (for that time)  Remembering the first time I wore a maternity bathing suit was SHOCKING!!!!  I was too big for a regular bathing suit and a little too small for a maternity suit.  Putting that baggie thing on made me look like I had a VERY ILL- FITTING suit on.  Took me a while to get use to “those kind of clothes”.  Being nervous NEVER crossed my mind.  I was confident.  Gaining only 20 pounds during my last month (back then, we talked about being pregnant in months….not weeks)  of  pregnancy alarmed doctors enough to have some type of test done to make sure you were okay.  Test results were good and everything was right on target….except my weight.

I remember working the day before you were born.  My lower back hurt.  That didn’t really concern me.  Thinking I overdid it (as I usually do) cleaning the entire house, including closets, your nursery, washing all your clothes again for the hundredth time (called nesting), little did I know I was going into labor.  It was a Friday night.  We went to a relative’s house to visit.  Bill Cosby was on t.v. telling jokes.  The last joke I remember was the one about him going to the dentist.  I think I laughed myself into labor.  At that time, I told your father I was hurting REALLY BAD.  Having an EXTREMELY HIGH  pain tolerance was not to my advantage.  It was then we decided to run by the house for a “packed baby suitcase.”  You know, the one you take to the hospital when you are GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!!!!  Seemed like only minutes after arriving to the hospital, I was rushed up to the “baby floor” to have my baby….YOU!  Probably within a half an hour, you were born.  Wow!!!  

From the minute they put you on my chest, you had me.

Happy Birthday to my firstborn!!
Love,
Your Mother



From My Dad:

I remember a lot but, some is blurry because it was an experience for me too!  And I thought to myself the day you were born, what a smart kid, she knew to be born on an Alabama by-week! lol

It was still Saturday night! I can’t remember what we did but, at about 10:30 that night, I was sitting on the toilet and your mother walks in and said it’s time to go! Well, I freaked! Wait, I said, I’m on the toilet! But, I finally got myself together somewhat, while your mother grabbed the hospital bag!  Off we go!

We made it to the hospital around 11ish, I think, and went straight to the delivery waiting to be delivered, room(?) Folks going back and forth; me sweating but fanning your mother because she gave a natural childbirth (tough woman). I saw every vein in your mothers head and neck and it worried me to see the pain but, it didn’t last that long because, within a short time, here you come and there wasn’t a dry eye in the room! And, who was the first to hold you, beside the doctor and nurse, your Dad! One of my tears dropped on your cheek and that, not only that, baptized you into my heart forever! 

Even through some bad times, your Father has never stopped loving you, and never will regardless

I love you SuperSissy!

Daddy Paul Wiley


I’ll see y’all back here tomorrow for a very special blog post!!!!


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