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Saturday, February 27, 2010

thirty.


well my friends, 30 crept up on me like a wedgie when you jump from a 20 foot platform into a cool blue fresh waterpool..out of no where. i mean, i knew it was coming...but i swear it can't be true. and why does everyone that is in there 40s & 50s laugh at me, like "oh honey, you are just a young little thing...you don't even have a clue". i guess they are right...they usually are. im actually starting to look forward to the 30s..."thirty, flirty & thriving" right. "30s are the new 20s" right. but mostly i am looking forward to being more sure with myself. to realizing that i don't know everything, like you think you do in your 20s, and being okay with it. to being happy with this stage in my life and not taking it for granted. to life...and all that comes with it...things aren't perfect and most the time aren't easy but that is life...learning and growing...letting go...being happy...being a good friend...crying when i need to...keeping my body strong...worrying about & judging only myself & my actions...not being afraid to try new things, meet new people, ask for forgiveness, voice my opinion, listen to others opinions, keeping my priorities straight and just being the best i can be.
...ps seriously why am i plugging my nose in this picture...
just got back from a little vaca with cam to kauai (literally left a few hours before the whole tsunami warning for the hawaii islands). it was perfect. and peaceful...and everything "p" you can think of...pineapple, papaya, parachutes, private, passion fruit shaved ice, paradise...priceless. we all have moments in our life when we need a break and let me tell you...i needed one. i know you are like "who does that chick think she is bragging about going to hawaii" and don't get me wrong, i am bragging...but we all need a little get-a-way sometimes, as mom's and women i think it is something we deserve...we have alot of responsibilities in many different areas and ways. whether it is an afternoon by ourselves, a good workout, time to read a book, working on a project we have been trying to get done, spending time with a best friend or sibling or our moms, forgetting about household chores & just watching a movie with our kidos or our favorite tv show...i am going to try a little more to remember to take little "get-a-ways" to help me be a better mom and person in general.

little turtles, saw these guys everywhere...(looks like a rock on the bottom right hand corner)

hiking to private beaches with cam...he was a great tour guide.
i luv boogie boarding but these waves at brennecke beach were no joke. let's just say if you were hanging on the beach...you would have been watching an america's funnest videos of me because i kept getting hammered...literally the last time i went down, i had given up and was walking in and didn't even think about it and this wave cut me off at the ankles. bu-bye it said.

you'd think we'd sleep in because we were on vacation but i couldn't help sleeping with the sliding glass door open and almost every morning would sneak out onto the balcony around 5:30 am and cam would soon come join me.


queen's bath...a beautiful, secluded snorkeling area but obviously the waves were too outrageous for us to snorkel that afternoon.
ive secretly always wanted to skydive but never thought i would have enough guts. when we booked our trip a few weeks ago, without cam knowing i looked up skydiving in kauai and booked it! when i told cam, he was on board (but later told me he wanted to throw up when i told him LOL!). it was literally a freaking amazing experience and i still can't believe i did it! i didn't tell anyone until after i did it because i didn't want to psyche myself out. i was pretty calm & cool until the little beater of an airplane took off...it was the pilot, me, cam & our two skydive instructors. when the plane took off i got major nervous and cam was talking me through it...and the instructors were laughing (no joke, they were!)...it was funny because cam went first and when i saw him drop like a fly after getting snapped by a flyswater, i started repeating "no! No! No! no!!! NOO!!!!" before i knew it, i was flying like a bird! never felt anything like it in my life. something i will never forget. the video they took is so priceless. then when we landed i was talking to mike (my instructor) and i said, "man i started freaking out when i saw cam drop...didn't you hear me!" and he said "all i heard was...go! go! GOOO!" lol.

i luved driving by this "gum drop" tree as i named it...right before we would enter the tunnel of trees road.



funny...we went on this kayak, zipline safari and when you get a group of tourist together, it always makes for an interesting case. the lady in the back ground to the right of this picture was...well let's just say...buggin.


things i luved...morning runs. the air - i wanted to bottle it up & the smells...oh the yummy fresh smells. my massage in the cabana that my sisters & mom & dad got me for my birthday. sunsets. all the waterfalls. our jeep. the ukulele music we bought & listened to over and over all week. the bed in my room & the lady that made it every day :) the roosters running loose all over the island. relaxing. seeing the girls faces when we got home.

ok i know this is long, but look i only turn 30 once. so if you're bored, i won't be offended but just for the heck of it...here are 30 things you may not know about me, in no particular order:
1. i have never traveled outside the US (unless you count Canada...does that count??)
2. i know every word to the rap song Regulators...
i memorized it in high school, something i am not proud of but anyhoo "mount up"
3. i always sleep with the window open..even in the winter.
4. i have done some things i have regretted but i think it has made me a stronger person and taught me valuable lessons.
5. i do not like cereal...probably because i lived on it in college, now it makes me gag. milk in general (unless it is creamed into ice cream!) makes me gag.
6. i have weird moles.
7. i really do luv being a labor & delivery nurse.
8. i always have ideas for projects, i am never bored.
9. i always think of something clever to say back to someone who says something dumb...but its usually too late to say it.
10. i talk to all 4 of my sisters & my mom daily. i am obsessed with them.
11. dry sol was the best invention in my 20s.
12. i think i have a selctive memory...people will say "do you remember that time" "or remember when you did this" and i usually laugh and nod and have no clue.
13. i really wish i knew who stole my minivan when
i was in high school.
14. i have a tender heart.
15. i know i can be obnoxious and loud.
16. im obsessed with bath & body works.
17. i keep a journal.
18. i luv to quilt.
19. i talk in my sleep...and can't be woke up...without a weird freak out reaction.
20. i am always putting up little sayings on my fridge or on mirrors or on any walls...ive done this since i high school.
21. i am not good at decorating.
22. i make fresh salsa every week.
23. my hair has turned into a friz ball the more kids i have had...it is really kinky curly & is a beast to flat iron.
24. i have had my house broken into. my car broken into. my garage broken into.
25. i luv gummy candy. hence countless cavities.
26. i sometimes freak out...but it's usually when i haven't had something to eat in awhile or when i am tired. excuses right?
27. i hate when people make excuses. lol.
28. i luv painting my nails.
29. walking through nordstrom always makes me feel better. even if i don't buy anything. it's just pretty. and organized. and everyone is smiling.
30. i am not afraid of dieing. not in a weird morbid way. but the thought really doesn't frighten me.

20 comments:

Humphries said...

Happy Birthday Cami! What a great way to start your thirties and may you enjoy every moment of it. :)

Tracie said...

I am SO JEALOUS! What an awesome trip!

The Huff Family said...

Happy Birthday Cami! What an amazing trip. I am also totally impressed that you went sky diving!

Spence and Car said...

happy birthday! and ya 30 is a milestone way to hit it hard

Kemp Kuties said...

Could I turn 30 again and "do it" your way? If I could, I would! Great vacation, and great insight into my 30-year old cousin :)

Hilary and Evan Biddulph said...

YOU ARE MY HERO!!! I hope that I can be more like you someday and learn to look at life like you do! I guess I am on the way though since I too love gummi candy!! Happy Big 30 I will be there this year too:)

Deb said...

Wow..30's lookin' good on you! That trip looks like it was awesome! I am dreaming of a beach vacation right now! Happy Birthday!

heidi said...

Happy Freakin Birthday Cam-cam! I cannot believe you jumped out of a plane! Holy crap! How fun is that that you went to Hawaii, and thank goodness for no tsunami! Glad you are home safe, crackin up with you and cam in your helmets while zip lining, B and I have that same pic! Love it and love you! Muwah!!! Heidi

Misty Kesler said...

Happy 30! you most definitely are thirty flirty and thriving!

Ming said...

I can not believe you went skydiving! You're scared to leave the country, but you'll jump out of a plane. We need to talk about this. :) Something doesn't add up. Your trip looks amazing! Happy 30th!!!

TeamWalbruch said...

Cam - I love you...you are Great! Your blog is the only one I ever read :)

Nachelle said...

Seriously this all looks so amazing and so glad you guys had a blast, and really, I am with Mindy, sky diving but no leaving the country...too funny! Can't wait to see your great tan, great way to start your 30's!

*J*E*N* said...

I lost all my guts when I had kids.... good job on the sky-diving! I really want a vacation now! Happy Birthday!

MerileeAshton said...

Whoa, what a great Birthday...Hawaii? Kewl! Actually all of your posts are like living a vicarious life of amazingness, so thanks for that! You're going to love your 30's, believe me...as I approach the end of mine, I think it's a great time! :) Happy B-day! :D

coloradoeaston said...

You're right you do deserve a break! Happy to see you had such a fun one!

Spencer, Erin, Parker and Ben said...

This trip sounds amazing Cami- and so deserved. I love the picture of the girl buggin. So you. Made me laugh. And Happy 30th girlfriend!

Rosanne said...

I admire you. Love your list. Love your "speech" about get-aways. Amen, sista! Happy Birthday! And looks like you had an awesome time. Maybe I can show Lance this post and he might get interested in a vaca to Hawaii someday. For some reason, he has no interest. Maybe one day...maybe. ;)

Lindsay Clegg Sundloff said...

I want to be you. I miss you, I bet you had so much fun. I am so FREAKING jelous right now, do you ever stay home. I swear you have super powers I can't believe everything you pull off. Oh yeah and Happy 30th, (said monotone without enthusiasm cause if your 30 so am I) I'm kidding it hasn't been that bad. lol. Call me and if I don't answer leave your # cause I think I have your wrong number.

Jaymie said...

Happy birthday Cami. I just love you! This post made me smile (as most of yours do..) Your adorable. I hope to aspire to be you one day (dont tell my sister.. she might be offended i said that haha) (; Anyways- thanks for always keeping me entertained with fun posts. xoxo
I hate cereal too.. your not alone.

banks said...

I am so glad you posted thirty things about you. BTW happy late birthday. Also, it looks like the two of you had so much fun in Hawaii. I am hoping someday Brett and I can go there. love the other Kami