31st birthday!

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday Mommy to be, Happy Birthday to me! January 7th I turned 31! Could you believe I am 31 years old, wow time has not flown by, but I feel a little aged when I hear 31! Hahaha! And what have I done in this last decade of my most wonderful, blessed, and appreciative life:

-Ran NCAA div. 1 Track and Cross Country for UTEP

-Graduated with my B.S. from UTEP with an ALL-Academics Athletic award and a few others!

-Got engaged to my bestfriend-Joey and then went to BOSTON for the first time!

-Graduated with M.S. from UNT with awards and honors also, as a teaching fellow and assistant!

-Ran my first marathon and then MARRIED THE MAN OF MY DREAMS- JOEY!

These last two bullets were all in the same month... is was crazy!

-Received my teaching certification in Math and Science!

-Been teaching math at the same middle school since 2006!

-Won the teacher of the month every year so far (except they do not do it this year:-( and was honored as Most Distinguished Educator for my school in my district in 2010!

-Ran the Nike Womens Marathon, Rock n Roll San Antonio/Dallas Marathons, Houston Marathon, Non-Chicago Marathon (due to pregnancy), Qualified and RAN THE BOSTON MARATHON in April 2010!

-I got two more tattoos and the most exciting one was in May 2010!

-We finally got pregnant with our first baby in May 2010, after two years of trying!

-Have been preparing to be awesome, caring, and loving parents ever since!!!!!

There is probably a lot of stuff missing, but these are the few that I could think of off the top of my head:-)

Enjoy my Birthday pictures of my belly!!!!!!

Retta