Goodbye 20's, Hello 30's...

Oh wow. I thought this whole turning 30 thing would be okay. Suddenly, now that its arrived, its upon me, I'm just not real sure anymore. I think I may be stressing a little bit about entering this new era of my life. Entering this new decade, the 4th of my lifetime...I'm just not real sure it's what I want to do.

I mean, when I sit back and think, there's a whole lot that happened in my 20's that I'd like to remain with. There were some major world events. There were some very minor events that seemed like major world events. There were celebrations of all kinds. There were...well...here are some of the ones that stick out the most...

All things I got to witness/do/see when I was in my 20's...some great, some not so great...

• I became a wife
• I became an aunt
• I became a step mom
• I became a teacher
• I moved houses 4 times
• I won a trip to Disney World
• I've taught every grade 1-5, and even some 6th,7th, & 8th graders
• I became a stepdaughter
• I watched a tragedy at Columbine High School
• The first non-stop world trip taken in a balloon happened
• John Ritter died
• There was an attack of "Boy Bands" in America
• George W. Bush was sworn in as 43rd President
• Fred Rogers died and won't be our neighbor anymore
• The Harry Potter craze took over the nation
• US and Britian launched a war against Iraq
• The space shuttle Columbia exploded
• American Idol
• Johnny Cash died
• An enormous tsunami devastated Asia
• George W. Bush was re-elected
• Martha Stewart had to go to jail for 5 months
• Bob Hope died
• Janet Jackson had a wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl
• Cancer became the leading cause of death for people ages 85 and under, replacing heart disease
• Ronald Reagan, Christopher Reeve, Johnny Carson, Rosa Parks, Saddam Hussein and Steve Irwin all died
• I've met people that I know are going to be life long friends.
• The first African American man became the 44th President of the United States.
• I was baptized
• The Twilight Series over took the Harry Potter craze
• I traveled to other countries: Belize, Hondorus and Mexico
• I lost some friends
• I had a kidney stone
• I visited Washington D.C. for the very first time
• DVD player usage far outweighed VCR's
• There was a great attack on America and the Twin Towers no longer exist
• Gas was .99$ a gallon
• Gas was 3.99$ a gallon
• I became a "Lab Rat" for a medical study group
• New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina
• Life was overall pretty good!

I'm sure there are so many things I'm forgetting about my terrific twenties. I'm going to hold onto the hope that my thirties are just as thrilling...

Goodbye 20's...hello 30's!