To Love and Be Loved

I simply want to take a moment to say thanks to all that loves me despite my faults. I know I can be stubborn, opinionated and out-spoken. I'm grateful for friends and family that understand this about me and dealing with me. In return, I'm happy to have friends and family that are so lovable. Today, I hit the big Three-Oh, and while I know a lot of people get depressed, I'm oddly content. I feel like I've earned my years. I've learned so much. I feel like time, life and the people in my life has treated me well. I look forward to the changes the next five years will bring.
I know I often complain about my family, but they do deserve more compliments. They tolerate my sporadic mood swings. My sister and my dad, despite them being the ones I complain the most about, have throughout my life, shown me so much love that I am often humbled by it.