If you had told me...

This year I turn 38.

I find this number somewhat amazing. Not that I didn't expect to ever turn 38. I fully expect to live to be 100, so 38 is not even half way there. But there are a lot of things that have happened in the last year that I would never have expected.

If you had grabbed me at 28 and told me what my life would be like today, I would have scoffed at you.

- I have a 3 month old infant, my 3rd child - I expected to be done having children by 35
- I live in a suburban town house - I expected that I would live in a century home in a quaint little town
- I have 3 sons - I always expected to have a daughter
- That I would be entering my 15th year of working for the same company - I distinctly remember saying that if I still worked there in 2000 someone should shoot me :)
- That I am happier than I have ever been - I didn't understand how happy I would be having a family. No matter how hard it can be, I wouldn't change any of it.

Amazingly, I am a healthier, happier person at 38 than I was at 28. I don't know if I can attribute that to having children but I do know that I am much more physically fit now. I eat better and I exercise a lot more. I think I may even weigh less than I did at 28. Only by about 5 pounds, but still. I often think about digging out my wedding dress to try on. To see how it would look on me today.

I am happy to be 38, I am happy about where my life has taken me and I am looking forward ready to enjoy all that will come!