Well.. the countdown has begun and I am a little over 24 hours away from my 30th Birthday! I have truly been blessed during the past decade. I mean truly truly blessed… here is the rundown….
Age 20
Declared my major as Political Science.
Age 21
Was the maid of honor at my sister’s wedding.
Became a member of the greatest sorority in the land… Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. OOOOOOOO-OOOP!
Age 22
Graduated from Wake Forest University.
Moved to Ithaca, NY where one day while taking out the trash, I met the man I would marry 5 years later.
Started grad school at Cornell University.
Age 23
Survived grad school.
Completed a 10 week internship with a company that would later offer me a job.
Was hired for my first REAL job one week before the 1st semester was over ( I could now breathe for the 2nd semester).
Age 24
Graduated from Cornell University with a Master’s in Health Administration.
Moved to Florida to start my career in healthcare administration.
Survived 4 hurricanes (including Hurricane Charley which was a direct hit on my small town, Punta Gorda).
Became an aunt to the cutest nephew ever!!
Age 25
Received a promotion and was relocated to Dallas, my pseudo hometown (I was born in Ohio, but raised in TX).
Signed a contract to build my first house.
Watched William get down on one knee in the rain to ask me to marry him 🙂 (Awww!)
Began blogging on The Cody Report.
Age 26
Served as Interim CEO for 6 months.
Age 27
Married my favorite scientist!
Took an amazing honeymoon to Turks and Caicos, our new favorite destination.
Surprised my mother with a kitchen makeover on national television.
Celebrated by 10 year high school reunion.
Age 28
Traveled to Europe for the first time and visited 6 countries with my husband and his parents.
Celebrated my 1st wedding anniversary (someone in the middle of Mediterranean Sea).
Celebrated my mom’s 60th Birthday!
Age 29
Started a new job.
Celebrated my 2nd wedding anniversary.
Watched my husband successfully defend his thesis and earn his Ph.D.
Began living under the same roof with my husband.
30s
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I cannot wait to see what my 30s will hold. I am sure I will experience even more Joy than I did in my 20s. I am thankful to my husband, family and friends for making this such a memorable decade.
Congratulations on the achievements of your 20s and I know there will be even more success and excitement over the next decade!
Happy birthday! I can tell you the 30s are only better!