This is 30

• This past weekend (or I should really say week!) I celebrated my 30th birthday. The festivities started off last Wednesday at what I thought was going to be a joint birthday dinner at Bistro Niko with Sarah, Sam, Charles, and me. Even though the restaurant almost ruined the surprise, my sister pulled off the sweetest happy hour with all of my closest friends. Afterward, Charles, Sarah, my parents, and I had a yummy dinner there. Friday night we continued the festivities with a wine tasting and Italian dinner with the family and Mr. Walker at my parents' house. Saturday was spent prepping for my Hollywood-themed birthday party before everyone arrived. We had the best night dressing up, playing games, and singing karaoke. In addition to the awesome costumes and games, the taco bar, jello shots, paparazzi punch, and red carpet Rita's were all a hit! We were WORN out from our late night, so my actual birthday included lounging around the house and then getting Sushi Kiku once we got back to Atlanta. I couldn't have asked for a better weekend or group to celebrate 30! 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  *Unpictured: Jenna and Brendan also as Posh and David Beckham*

  

  

  

  

  
  As I reflect on the past 30 years, there are many things to be grateful for... fun memories with family, amazing vacations, new jobs, and new relationships. I thought it would be fun to answer 30 questions to remember this fun time in my life! 
  
  
  1. Drink of choice: Espresso Martini (alcoholic) Propel or water with lemon (non)
  2. Signature meal to make: Bibb lettuce salad, autumn harvest kale salad, Monday soup dinners
  3. Favorite foods: French fries, BBQ chips, sandwiches, MEXICAN! 
  4. Coffee order: honey almond milk cold brew and Medicine Ball
  5. Favorite restaurant: Marcel, Houston's, KR Steakbar
  6. Ideal Saturday: sleep in, play tennis, go to the spa with a good book, fun happy hour/dinner, followed by wine and a movie
  7. Currently reading: the Bible for the first time through and Pretty Little Wife
  8. Current workout: need to get back into something more consistent but I love spin and yoga
  9. Favorite vacation spot: So many! Napa Valley, Aspen, Sedona, Grand Caymans, and always love New York
  10. Favorite flower: Tulips and hydrangeas
  11. Favorite music: Fleetwood Mac Radio, Kygo, Taylor Swift
  12. Favorite piece of clothing you own: tan leather dress or comfy matching pajamas
  13. Favorite colors: white and light blue
  14. Favorite season: Fall
  15. Must-have makeup item: Chapstick and concealer
  16. Current scent: Hermes or Bond No. 9 High Line
  17. Morning routine: On a school day, I wake up around 6:30 quickly brush my teeth, put on make-up, and get dressed. I occasionally make coffee. If it is not a school day, I enjoy drinking coffee while watching The Today Show or The Food Network Channel (Barefoot Contessa) or Pioneer Woman)
  18. How do you treat yourself: Facial or massage
  19. Biggest vice: Touching my face
  20. Guilty pleasures: organizing, Food Network channel, French fries
  20. Nerdiest thing about you: I get the most satisfaction from checking things off of a list
  21. What makes you mad: Not getting credit for something, 
  22. Biggest weakness: Need for control, hard time saying no
  23. Thing that scares you: losing loved ones, the future world for my children
  24. Biggest pet peeve: No sense of urgency, lack of awareness
  25. Thing that makes you laugh: Friends and family 
  26. Biggest character flaw: Impatience, occasional stubbornness, indecisiveness
  27. Last big thing you bought yourself: Golden Goose sneakers (ski trip to Lake Tahoe!)
  28. Something you would like to change: relationship with my brother, confidence with body image
  30. Thing you're looking most forward to about your 30s: buying a house, starting a family/possibly a new career, fun travels
  
  
  Feeling thirty, flirty, and thriving and can't wait for a new decade ahead!