That was then, This is now.....

i used to be single...now i'm so thankful i'm NOT!

i used to wear a bikini....never will again.

i used to worry about my wrinkles...now i call them smile lines.

i used to drive a red Honda prelude...now i drive a black Toyota sequoia.

i used to love taking pictures...still do.

i used to think parenting could NOT be THAT hard, now i realize that it's the toughest job on earth.

i used to say i would never drink coffee,now i can't go without.

i always wanted prince charming to come and sweep me away...he did!!

i used to hate it when my sister used to cross 'the line' on our double bed...now i wish we were old spinsters who got to spend every day together!

i used to listen to 'rock' music, now i hate it.

i used to hate weeding flower beds now it's on my top list of 'fun ways to spend a Saturday'.

i used to think i'd get used to my sister being so far away, now i realize that i never will.

i used to think that being married would be 'boring' now i realize it's the greatest adventure and i love being on it with this wonderful man.

i used to hate being so skinny and lanky...now i'd give my left arm to be skinny and lanky.

i used to think i would NEVER lick my fingers to clean my children's faces (gross), now i find myself doing it as we walk into church. (still gross)

i used to think my parents were SO stupid...now i wish i could have those years back to tell them how amazing they really are!!

i used to say i would never raise my voice to my children, now, i sometimes do.

i used to think i could never love my children any more than i did the day they were born, now i realize i love them more and more every day.

i used to think i had a clue how much God loves me, now i know i cannot possibly fathom how much He does.

i told my sister that she'd get hooked on blogging (she said NEVER) and now She's ADDICTED.:)