Sandra West:  

Wow, 30 years, you are so kidding me! I don't know about the rest of you but I still don't feel very grown up most of the time. Growing older, maybe, growing up,not so much, just more obligations. First off, can I just say how blown away I am by the bios. It must have taken me a long time to mature as it took me a long time to give up my fun single life to settle down, get married and have kids. And some of you have grandkids? That I cannot even comprehend! I feel as if I have come full circle, both personally and professionally. Up until 10 years ago, my entire life was about my job, my money and the power that money yielded me. You get the car, the house, the watch and then you say, "Is this it?" I was so driven and focused on my career that it shut my eyes to other areas of joy. Not any more. My children and my family are my focus and my career comes after that. I met my husband 20 years ago in Del Mar, California. He had just graduated college where he attended on a full ride golf scholarship (Yea, he's a pretty good golfer!) He is Canadian and he had just returned to San Diego to look for a job in the golf business. Neither one of us was looking for love but I guess that is when it happens. We dated for 8 years before we got married and we have been married for 12 years. His name is Tom and he is the most amazing and perfectly balanced person I have ever known. I fell in love with him for his playfulness, maturity, joy of life, great morals and love of his family. We were married for 3 years before we decided to have kids. I never felt pressured by the whole biological clock thing and was never one who just had to have kids or couldn't wait to have kids. We were living in Chicago when we got married and were not quite ready to start a family as we knew we were ready to relocate, me hoping for somewhere warmer. We loved Chicago but the weather is so abusive I didn't want to stay. Since Tom is Canadian, he was certainly used to the cold and the seasons. After my 39th birthday I figured if we were going to do this kid thing, let's do it. I had my first daughter 1 month before my 40th birthday. Her name is McKenna and she is a beautiful and sweet little person. She is a ...Expand for more