On Friday, I turned 29. I kept joking that it would be last birthday for me as I plan to tell everyone I am 29 from now on. Emily and I joined my parents and two of my sisters for a trip to Sacramento to visit with my Grandma and some of my Aunts and Uncles. Emily was really good on the airplane trip and actually enjoyed taking off and landing. She yelled “Wee!” when we took off and landed and when we landed in Seattle on the way home Emily shrieked “ Momma, the plane is on the ground!” which got a good laugh from everyone who could hear. She liked looking out the window at the trees, clouds and water and she even followed directions pretty well when we were in the airport. I told her Megan was her travel buddy and that she had to hold Megan’s hand (mine were full of carry-on luggage and her car seat). She sat in her carseat on the plane because I didn’t want her to think she could get down. Judging from the other mother who had her toddler on her lap, I made the right choice. Emily was a great source of entertainment for my Aunts and Uncles and I think my Grandma was really happy to see us while were there. My poor Grandma is getting so old and I think is developing dementia. She cried for a long time when we first got there because she was so happy to see us. I miss the way my Grandma was when I was a kid but I know that growing old is just a part of life. Emily was a little afraid of my Grandma but that’s okay. Old people are a little frightening when you are two. I think since my Grandpa has been gone, life has been a little hard for my Grandma and has changed her a lot. I think that is to be expected. They were together over 60 years. As for me, time seems to be moving so fast lately. Some of it is because I am willing our hard times to move on and some of it is just that I turn around Emily is bigger, different, older. I can’t believe how much she changes and how in the blink of an eye she will be gone and an adult. I always laughed at my parents when they talked about how fast things move but it is so true. Time seems to drag by when you are a kid. You are always wanting to get older, get things you can’t have at the time and it seems that the time in front of you is infinite. It really isn’t. You start to see as you get older that there is an end for everyone and you need to enjoy what you have, when you have it. I am trying not to will my time away. I may have things happening right now that I don’t like but there are plenty of things I don’t want to miss while trying to will those bad things to move on. For now, I am going to enjoy what I have. Please enjoy some photos from my trip and think with me about the wonderful things that you have.
Emily on the stairs at her Great Aunt Patrice's House
Emily with her Great Aunt Patrice
I am opening a birthday present, with a little help
Emily and her travel buddy Megan
My grandma and I. My grandma cried a lot when we first got there because she was happy to see us.
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May 19, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Sounds like a fun trip! Emily is really starting to look like you, Mary!
Don’t be afraid of turning 30. My 30s have been great so far. I still feel young and healthy, but unlike when I turned 20, I am comfortable and confident with who I am.