30 the Year of Firsts

First time spending day of my Birthday alone
First Birthday without the “mask”
First time getting Taylor Swift Merch
First time losing control on icy road
First time hiking in a snowy Forrest
First time doing textured art
First time seeing the Philharmonic
First time seeing a public school graduation
First time entering former church without being afraid
First Stadium tour concert
First time overnight truly alone without a dog
First time helping with kids service
First time not participating in fellowship on Easter Sunday
First Crisis of faith
First Mission Trip
First time to Arkansas
First flight
First time seeing the ocean
First time in Arizona
First time seeing the desert
First time out of the country
First time in Mexico
First time doing door to door evangelism
First time doing street rally
First time serving in kids ministry with language barrier
First time getting a bacteria bug
First time being hospitalized overnight
First time feeling taken care of and protected by a church family
First time horseback riding
First professional manicure
First time feeling brave enough to wear a strapless sundress
First concert at zoo Amphitheatre
First time going to doctor for knee pain
First appointment with a dietician
First time going to Taylor Swift fan party and event
First time going to singles group
First job out of customer service
First time of having photo’s taken of myself for myself
First date (ever)
First time serving refugees
First time being snowed in by myself

First year of saying “no”
First year of not living for other people
First year of allowing myself to have fun
First year of wearing clothing I feel pretty in
First year of baking
First year of devouring books like I did as a child
First tastes of a ton of new foods (Mission Trip)
First time visiting several new bookstores
First year of feeling free

And a thousand other little firsts that are just for me

Goodbye 30