The Happiest Place on Earth....

The normal reply would be DISNEY WORLD!

 

Today I learned otherwise.

As I'm sitting on the couch with my three youngest children, Addy starts to question me on where we were going to go today.  Her list is something like this...the grocery store? Grandma's House? the park? a friends house? library?  then she pauses for a few seconds and her face lights up like she's had the greatest idea ever.  I asked her if she thought of a fun, exciting, special place to go today...I thought I new what was coming and was prepared to tell her that we can't go to Disney World with out planning for it (we had been talking about our Disney trip from last year over the last few days). Addy nods and climbs on my lap--all important things must be whispered in mommy's ear--and she smiles and giggles and then whispers, "We need to go to TARGET!"  specifically for mac'n'cheese she later clarified.  So in the Culbertson household, it appears that the newest 'happiest place on earth' is our local Super Target (and yes she knows the difference between our regular Target and our Super Target)

20 Things from my 20's

So yesterday I turned the big 3 0!  I was having a hard time dealing with this birthday and the idea of leaving my 20's behind me.  So I decided to make 2 lists, the first of which I'm going to share with you today.  1: 20 things that happened in my 20's and 2: 30 things I'd like to have happen in my 30's.
So with out further ado (in no particular order...),

20 things from my 20's

Ok this one is just a little bit of a squeeze.  Technically I was 19 when we got married, but it was only a month before my 20th birthday so I count it in my 20's
#1 Marring Brent Allen Culbertson for Time and all Eternity
                                                                       April 2, 2004

#2 January 2005 Moved to Florida

#3 Learned more about love and service through church callings.
      Primary Presidencies, Compassionate Service leader, and now Relief Society Teacher and Pianist

#4 Moved 5 times!

#5 Bought a home

#6 Learned to love weight lifting!  (there is not nor will there every be photographic evidence of this...it's just not pretty, LOL)

#7 Learned to Crochet

#8 Welcomed a teenage boy into our home and family (we love you Dane!)

#9 Traveled to Key West, FL; Savannah, GA; St Augustine, FL; and Matalche, FL

#10 Worked night shift at Target (loved the 10% discount!)

#11 Became a purple belt in Tae Kwon Do

#12 Learned to sew for my girls

#13 My Oldest Child chose to be Baptized.

#14 Participated in the wedding of my youngest Brother in Law and my Little Sister.

#15 First visit to ER with a child (and broken bone!)

#16 Aspen Elizabeth 8/26/05

#17 Ella Mae 11/06/07

#18 Adelene Rae 08/12/10

#19 Jacob Landon 07/27/12

#20 Andrew Brent 01/17/14

Needless to say...it's been an amazing 10 years and I'm looking forward to the next 10!