32... oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

Did you know my favorite number is 32? Jenina always thinks it's 28. But she associates the number 28 with me, because when I first started to attend the singles group at my old church, and she would ask me how old someone in the class was, I always said, "I think 28". It didn't take long to realize that I thought everyone was 28. They may still be. But she's wrong - 28 is not my favorite number. It's 32. Say it - it feels like a kiss =-) It's my fave.

Next Friday, I will turn 32. My favorite number. For some silly reason, the thought of turning my favorite number has filled me with a sense of anticipation and excitement. Like this is the year I've been waiting for. The year I will become who I have always been waiting to be.

Just the sound of that sentence makes me gag. I don't want to live my life waiting to be anything - though I guess every day, we are becoming who we are going to be. But you know what I mean. I don't want to wait for my life to happen. I want to live each day.

That being said - I am really looking forward to this year. I am slowly dropping weight. Going back to water aerobics this week. And Brett and I are hoping to start a family. What if I were pregnant this time next year? It's hard to imagine. And hard not to imagine at the same time.

Friday is my birthday, and on Friday, Brett and I will be going to The Cheesecake Factory for appetizers and dessert, and then to see Gatsby. A few friends are meeting us, and I'm excited about enjoying the evening with people I love.

I have Thursday off. We get an extra vacation day for our birthday. Friday is our Mother's Day parties, and as I am the only non mother in the office, it would be wrong of me to not be there that day. I want to make sure all of the mom's get to enjoy the party with their little ones. So on Thursday, I will be lunching with Jennifer, which I am very much looking forward to. And I will be going to purchase my gift from Brett - A NEW PHONE! Oh goodness, it's time. My phone is barely hanging on. And my new phone will be my first iPhone. I'm so excited! I am hoping to do a little shopping that day as well. We'll see how that turns out.

This week is Teacher Appreciation week, and that is always a fun encouraging week at school. I hope there are good moods everywhere! It's a hard week food wise, but I am not going to beat myself up too much. I will stop when I'm full and try to eat a lot of fresh fruit and veggies this week. And drink a lot of water. If I can do those three things this week, along with starting back at water aerobics, it will feel like a win, even if I don't have a loss.

I hope everyone is enjoying May so far! Enjoy some tasty Mexican food tomorrow - happy Cinco de Mayo!