I interrupt this blog to turn 30

I don't even know where to begin.  All those cliches about not having the right words and not enough words or any words at all.  That just happened.

What do you do when all of your PEOPLE are your people at the same time in the same place?

Cry when your sister who lives hundreds of miles away steps through your front door.

Scream when friends you haven't seen in a year or more walk into your living room.

Laugh when balloons and decorations are recycled from previous parties.

Dance like no one is watching or like everyone is.

And then this.

A book full of letters from family and friends from those who matter most.

When did I become so blessed?

How does a heart take all of this in and not explode?  A mind wrap itself around the thoughts and words and love pouring from each page?

Dad

 You fill my soul to overflowing.  Overwhelming.

Dylan

Kristen

Brittany Gardner

Thank you for being my friend, for encouraging and inspiring and teaching me.  I pray I never take for granted the gifts God has given me in each and every one of you.

Jess

From the bottom of my heart to the tips of my toes and everything in between, thank you for what you are, what you've allowed me to become, and what we will always be.