Lord have mercy on my next 30 years- Tim McGraw

"My Next Thirty Years"

I think I’ll take a moment, celebrate my age
The ending of an era and the turning of a page
Now it’s time to focus in on where I go from here
Lord have mercy on my next thirty years

Hey my next thirty years I’m gonna have some fun
Try to forget about all the crazy things I’ve done
Maybe now I’ve conquered all my adolescent fears
And I’ll do it better in my next thirty years

My next thirty years I’m gonna settle all the scores
Cry a little less, laugh a little more
Find a world of happiness without the hate and fear
Figure out just what I’m doing here
In my next thirty years

Oh my next thirty years, I’m gonna watch my weight
Eat a few more salads and not stay up so late
Drink a little lemonade and not so many beers
Maybe I’ll remember my next thirty years

My next thirty years will be the best years of my life
Raise a little family and hang out with my wife
Spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear
Make up for lost time here, in my next thirty years
In my next thirty years 

Today I enter a new decade. Thirty...good grief. My life is not exactly where I thought it would be, but I am trying to focus on my accomplishments. I feel that I have led a pretty good life so far. I have gone through sadness and tragedy, but I have also had some pretty amazing things happen. I graduated college, started my career, started graduate school, married the love of my life and started our family. I have made life long friendships, bought my first home, and I have flourished under fire. I have learned to live for the moment, and never put anything off. I have learned how to stand up for myself, and learned its okay to be honest even if it hurts sometimes. I have learned the value of life. I was thinking about my 30's this morning. In my 30's I will graduate with my masters, and my son will graduate high school then become an Aggie. My 30's will consist of change, and happiness. This weekend I took myself shopping and I ended up at Tiffany & Co. I started looking at necklaces, and stumbled upon the bean necklace. Yes, I said bean. It looks like a gold pinto. The lady behind the counter said the bean represents new beginning. As soon as she said that I began to shake, and I tried really hard to hold back the tears. Of course the bean had to come home with me. New beginning....that is what my 30's will be. It's time for me to quit dwelling in my sadness. I can't change anything so I need to work on making things better. Better for my son, my family, my friends, and myself. It is what Wes would want. He would probably be kicking my rear if he was here, and yelling at me to "saddle up." He would say, "Babe, its time to start living again." I owe it to myself to quit dwelling. So now that it is here 30 doesn't seem to scary. In the works of Tim McGraw "my next thirty years will be the best years of my life...and Lord have mercy on my next thirty years." So cheers to new beginnings and beans!

Officially old,

Stella

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