Reflections...really, really late reflections
I intended to post this back in late December. So now that it is almost the end of January...well I thought it was about time I get around to it.
My life has changed by leaps and bounds this past decade. Although I suppose the same is true for most people.
2000: Graduated from UNI with my BA in Economics. Was accepted into grad school at Iowa.
2001: Became great friends with Jen Fletcher (now Jen Smith) and never would have expected it. We swam together at UNI but we were never close. We ended up living a few blocks away from each other in graduate school and ran together every day. This was also the start of my love for running. Also in 2001 I received an intership in Fort Myers, FL and had a super fun summer!
2002: Graduated from Iowa with my masters. Met my future husband two weeks before graduating and accepted my first professional job in Des Moines.
2003: Left my first professional job because my boss was a nut job and moved to Waterloo for a much, much better job. Ran my first half marathon and kicked butt with a 1:48!!
2004: Got engaged and married! Bought my first house and moved to La Porte City.
2005: Took a trip to remember to New York City with Matt. I loved it so much I tried to convince him to move there with me just to try it out. Yeah, my attempt was unsuccessful.
2006: Helped raise $2.3 million for a pool in La Porte. Got pregnant with Kate.
2007: Had my first baby and life changed forever!
2008: We bought our 'dream house.'
2009: Had my second baby and again, life has changed forever!
Who knows what 2010 will bring but I hope it is nothing but wonderful, happy, amazing things. I never would have imagined that in one short decade I would go from a young, naive college kid to a wife and mother of two. I am so blessed!
My life has changed by leaps and bounds this past decade. Although I suppose the same is true for most people.
2000: Graduated from UNI with my BA in Economics. Was accepted into grad school at Iowa.
2001: Became great friends with Jen Fletcher (now Jen Smith) and never would have expected it. We swam together at UNI but we were never close. We ended up living a few blocks away from each other in graduate school and ran together every day. This was also the start of my love for running. Also in 2001 I received an intership in Fort Myers, FL and had a super fun summer!
2002: Graduated from Iowa with my masters. Met my future husband two weeks before graduating and accepted my first professional job in Des Moines.
2003: Left my first professional job because my boss was a nut job and moved to Waterloo for a much, much better job. Ran my first half marathon and kicked butt with a 1:48!!
2004: Got engaged and married! Bought my first house and moved to La Porte City.
2005: Took a trip to remember to New York City with Matt. I loved it so much I tried to convince him to move there with me just to try it out. Yeah, my attempt was unsuccessful.
2006: Helped raise $2.3 million for a pool in La Porte. Got pregnant with Kate.
2007: Had my first baby and life changed forever!
2008: We bought our 'dream house.'
2009: Had my second baby and again, life has changed forever!
Who knows what 2010 will bring but I hope it is nothing but wonderful, happy, amazing things. I never would have imagined that in one short decade I would go from a young, naive college kid to a wife and mother of two. I am so blessed!
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