Happy Birthday Buck!!

Today it's Buck's birthday! But it's not just any year- today he turns 30! I'm only a couple years away from this myself and so I can understand how this could be a weird year. I mean, 30.... Poof! Suddenly you are no longer considered young, you're in a new decade, and for most people the ten years that fill their 20's are some of the most life forming ones they'll ever have. As this day was approaching, Buck was remarking how odd it all was, and he wondered if he was ready. So I started making a list for him of all that he accomplished and I think he realized that he is ready to move on to a new decade. This guy did a lot in the past ten years! (And I can't believe that I knew him for 7 of the 10 years- crazy!)

So, in the past ten years Buck:

Lived in four different states

 Drove a silver mustang

Served an LDS mission in Armenia

Got his bachelor degree in Business, information systems

Got his Masters degree in Instructional Psychology and Technology

(He is done! Just the actual walking and graduating part is next month)

Started his PHD

Got Married

Had two beautiful daughters

Bought a house

Worked like, 15 jobs that have lead him to his current "big boy" job at a company he loves, doing things that he loves

And there are a thousand things in between all of those that were beautiful, scary, hard, and adventurous. Lots of swimming in oceans, laughing at movies, getting pulled over by cops, dating crazy girls, road tripping across the country, doing lots of yard work, camping, building, and perfecting the art of making a chocolate chip cookie. (okay so maybe he is still working on that one.)

--But one of the things he accomplished last decade that I admire about him the most--

He started at one point as he turned 20 years old and he kept moving up and up as he grew closer to God.

It's amazing to me how Buck just keeps getting better and better. No, he is not perfect, but His love for God has been the central theme of his 20's. That's what got him to where he is today and to the point that he can feel peace as he grows older. His example is a strong one, the personal things he has overcome make his last ten years a huge testimony that God loves us and that Christ lives. 

And I cannot wait to see the man he becomes in the next ten years. And I am so happy I get spend the rest of his decades with him.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUCK! WE LOVE YOU!!