Farewell to my 20s!

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.