farewell, twenties

as i approach the last day of my twenties, i'm feeling reflective...

in my twenties...
i went to israel for a semester. i worked at a chinese restaurant. i bought a green dodge neon. i graduated. i got a grown-up job. i met a bazillion great people and became friends with several of them. i had a couple pretty great boyfriends. i was in 9 or 10 weddings. i learned the value of having an open mind. i helped out at church family camp in montana. i did a lot with RezzKids. i played a lot of volleyball. i started coaching volleyball. i played kickball and softball. i looked for other jobs, but stayed in the one i had for seven years. they moved me to california at year four. i fell in love with california. i missed minnesota. i got six nieces and nephews. i went skydiving. i ran a half-marathon. i found my california 'hollywood' church. i got a new job at a biotech company. i moved into an apartment in mountain view. i did a lot more than this, but i'm tired.

i struggled with the thought of turning 30.

it's been great, twenties. really, really great. a lot of growth. a few hard times...many great times. i learned to not take life so seriously and to find joy in the little things. i learned the value of good friends. i learned that, overall, life is good.

the thirties will be good. more growth. more people to meet. more fun memories. not so scary, afterall...