me to a T - Tracey Odachowski

6 days, 8 hours, 29 minutes…

30 is getting closer. And I swear I’m fine w/ that. But it is just way too much fun making a big deal about this one! I mean, you don’t hit the decade marks very often! I remember my family making a big deal when I turned 10…”Wow, Tracey, you’re in the double-digits now!” Alex (the girl I used to babysit) made a big deal when I turned 20…”Tracey, you are so OLD now!” Yeah, she wrote that in my card. Isn’t that sweet!!! Sure is fun teasing her now that she’s in her 20s. So, hey, why NOT make a big deal that I’m turning 30, right? It’s FUN!

However, my dear blog fans (yeah, cuz there are sooo many of you!), I must report that I will NOT be on the blog when I turn 30. Unless, of course, by the grace of GOD there is an internet connection in some house in Nags Head. Yup, I’m headed to Nags Head on Saturday! My sweet friend Erin invited us to join her family for the week at the cottages they rent every year. HOW FREAKIN COOL IS THAT?!?!?!? Yeah, she rocks! So, it’s a bit last minute, but we are planning to pack up on Saturday for the week. Chris doesn’t get to come for much, but I’ll be there with the kids all week, which is so cool. It’s been since we lived in Florida that I took Gabe to the beach for the day, and I don’t think Emily has ever been. I guess I’m usually such a pool girl. But MAN I miss the beach! I grew up at one, so I was just USED to it. Can’t wait to share that w/ the kids, then play games all night w/ Erin’s family. However, when we were talking tonight on the phone, we realized that we very well might not have any internet connection…YIKES! So, if you don’t hear from me on Monday, it doesn’t mean that my 30s sucked me up into a black hole. It just means that our cottage isn’t technologically advanced yet.

And for those who were dying to see the color of the kitchen, here it is, Wood Lily in all it’s glory (and not in my hair):

Told you that you couldn’t tell. Wood Lily is all the way in the back on that bit of wall that you see. But if you look closely at the outlet in the background…imagine that the walls used to be the same color as that and the trim. Now, there is finally contrast. Hallelujah. The kitchen is still a wreck, which is why this is the best picture you’re gonna get right now. And I still have to go buy fabric and sew curtains. And paint the trim. But I have to get the patio door installed first. So, in other words, it could be a while before you see a picture of the entire kitchen in all of it’s glory.

So, the countdown continues…
6 days, 8 hours, 16 minutes…