Roaring Twenties

Today is my last day of 20s. I turn 30 tomorrow. I'm stoked about it. I love new things (for the most part) and I think 30 will rock.

But before that day comes I'd like to take a walk down memory lane and review my 20s. This is prolly only interesting to me - sorry about that.

Age 20

• This was the the year I met my BFF Kate. Lived at BDA.
• I was an EFY counselor 
• I graduated from BYU with my BSW (that's code for Bachelor of Social Work)

Age 21

• I went to the temple. Big family trip to Nauvoo, IL to do it. 
• Did the EFY thing again.
• I got my mission call to Frankfurt, Germany and I went to Germany.

Age 22

• I celebrated 22 with the fabulous Anni K, from Finland. 
• I was out on the mission for a year, finally had some command of German, and looked really frumpy.
• Got picked up by my mom and bro from the mission and toured around a bit, including the Sound of Music Tour, fulfilling my lifelong dream and basically ensuring that anything else to come would be ho-hum.

Age 23

• Back from the mission and in grad school at the University of Utah. I got to live with my grandma one day a week (when I was going to school) which was pretty awesome. But I won't be said if I never see another Marie Calendar pot pie again. 
• Worked at an RTC (code for residential treatment center) which was basically chill.
• Did internship at Wasatch Mental Health youth division. 
• Lived at Old Mill and pawned all of my roommate problems off on Kate to solve. Love you!
• My niece Grace was born on my birthday. Another lifelong dream come true. 
• Started a blog - this one to be precise. 

Age 24

• Graduated with the ol' MSW (Master of Social Work) and passed the licensure exam becoming a CSW (Clinical Social Worker).
• Began dying my hair - like really, really dark. 
• Got my first real job, therapist at an RTC (where I still am). Teenage boys are an education. Also worked private practice.
• Went on my first cruise - just the little one to Ensenada. 
• Lived at home. I'd like to defend this. I had to move home because I didn't know where I was going to get a job and so I just kept living at home. Then moved out to Deer Haven, with Kate. 
• Bought my first car. 
• Went to Anni K's wedding in Finland. Also toured around Sweden and met up wtih Hanna, who was a foreign exchange student with my family while I was in high school. 
• Saw John Mayer in concert. It was a really good concert.

Age 25

• Discovered Real Salt Lake.
• Visited Leah in Toronto and my mom and I went to Germany, Austria, and a day in France. 
• Saw Jason Mraz in concert. That was a great concert. 
• My dad died. 

Age 26

• Saw Michael Buble in concert. Fine.
• Went blonde. 
• Took a real trip to NYC.
• Cruise to Jamaica with the family. 
• Jennica moved in (and out). But she's a bestie. 
• Started running. 
• Got my "L" making me an LCSW (a Licensed Clinical Social Worker). It's a big deal, just go with me on it. And stopped private practice. 

Age 27

• Discovered Doctor Who.
• Saw Hanson in concert. Amazing.
• 10 year high school reunion. I was 17 when I graduated - I'm a summer birthday. 
• Decided to find my real hair color - a continuing pursuit but I'm close. 

Age 28

• Went to Maine for DBT training followed by a visit to Milla in North Carolina. 
• Bought a house!
• Trip to Civil War sites in the South. 
• Taught Abnormal Psychology at UVU. 
• Joined a legit bookclub. 

Age 29

• Kate got married. That maybe sounds like her life event, but it's really impacting me. 
• Trained in Prolonged Exposure. I'm a really good therapist, really, actually. 
• Another trip to the South (this time along the coast) to check out more war sites. 
• Couple trips to Cali to present to school districts about "Treatment Resistant Youth."
• Began working at outpatient therapy and cutting down at RTC. 
• I'm more me than ever before!

Here's to the next ten years!