Age is merely a number!

Last Wednesday was my birthday, we had gone to Jersey to celebrate as it was rather a big one! My big 30 birthday came and went and I can wholeheartedly say I feel no different now I am 'in my thirties'. Although saying that is still a little scary, mainly because I cannot believe where the time goes! We filled our day as we thought we may have to leave early the next day due to the weather. It started with room-service breakfast and then we visited Gorey and Jersey Pottery and travelled back around to our beach at St Brelades and finally made a quick trip to have a look at a home shop in St Helier. In the evening we had been planning on going to a highly recommended restaurant, unfortunately when we rang to book at table we discovered it was closed for January. However, we decided to return to a restaurant we had visited before and found their brassiere open and thoroughly enjoyed a delicious meal there instead.

(the sand was a little wet to write in!)

My lovely husband bought me this fantastic mirror for our hallway and treated me to this pair of "perfect points" from my ever fave Boden. He has also said I can buy some things from my Etsy favourites, so now I just have to make my choices - not an easy task!!

I was fortunate to receive lots of presents, a few are below. The bangle bracelet was from my mother and father in law, the wooden hearts are very similar to ones given to me by my brother and his family and the heart trugs were a gift from my mum.

Upon our return home my husband handed me my cards delivered in the post and I was delighted to receive this one from my absolute, all time favourite author! My husband had emailed her, as he had before when I was 21, and she sent me this lovely card with a catch-up inside on what she had been up to. This made me really giddy and will be a treasured gift for many years to come!!

So, as my husbands grandmother said; "I was indeed fortunate". As I said before I feel no different now I am 30 and would love to hear your thoughts on the matter - for those under 30 are you worried about this big birthday and for those now 'in your thirties' like me, do you feel any different?