31 for 31

Change of pace...  I don't feel like talking about food.  I cook all the time, but the thought of writing about it makes me tired.  I decided to make a blog to help me feel creative and then BOOM writing about food became cumbersome to even think about.  I like food.  I like cooking, and eating and making people eat, but right now I just don't feel like talking about it.

My birthday was yesterday.  I'm a whole 31 years old. Whoopee!   I totally forgot.  I was just happy that I had the day to myself and it wasn't on a Monday.  My 30th birthday was a Monday and a flipping hurricane came up the coast.  We were barricaded in our house with a wet basement for four days. Yeah - 31 is better.  I can't knock 30, it was a good year. I hope I can continue our family's positive changes into the coming years.  Any improvement, small or big, is still a step is the right direction.

Let's move onto my 31 for 31.

1. My Mom and Dad.  I'm sure I was a good kid, but kids are exhausting.  Thank you for all you've done so that I turned out that way I am.

2.  My husband.  I'm sorry you married a crazy lady.  You should have done more research.

3. My son.  You are a 200% certified nut.  When you read this when you're older and social medial has taken on a presence greater than it is today, you'll probably Google "My Mom" and you'll see pictures of me from 2001.  Dear, I am so sorry.  Yesterday the Google home page said "Happy Birthday Lauren" and I called it a stalker.  We all have no idea.

4. My friends.  Thank you for all of your birthday wishes.

5. Beer.  You. Are Good.

6. Wine. You. Are. Good.

7. Liquor.  You and I have a relationship that I may never understand.  Please don't give up on me.

8. Food. I like to cook you!

9. Football.  You make me hate you.  Really.

10.  Do you remember sitting in the car as a kid on long drives thinking "WTF??"  I like those now.  Quiet times can be nice.

11.  Writing and listening to music.

12.  Looking at baby pictures of my son.  Thank goodness he's cute, because as I said, he's 200% certified nuts.

13.  The thought of having a food truck someday.

14.  Smelling candles in Walmart on my birthday and making faces at how bad most of them smell. haha.

15.  Buying the good smelling candles!

16.  Playing hide and seek before bedtime with my family.

17. My in-laws.  My husband has such a great family!

18.  Quilts and pillows.

19. Cake.

20. Chocolate.

21.  Roku.

22.  My kitchen.

23.  Netflix.

24.  AMAZON PRIME!

25.  Our de Mayo parties.

26.  Health.

27. Muffins.

28.  Friday nights.

29.  Shoes!

30.  Things that frustrate and stress me out, because when I can finally work thought it, I learn from it and come out better on the other side.

31.  The unknown.

I know my 31 for 31 may seem simple, but so what?  I'm only 31.  That's not even half of what I can expect!  If I can get through a day without my kid trying to chomp someone, or having some cough that sounded like its from the bottom part of his lung then that's a success.  Day by day.  If I don't just do day by day I will probably just run around yelling like an idiot.  Well I may do that anyway, but at least right now I can claim sanity.  Maybe.