Hang'n On...

Today.................... today is the last day for me to be in my 20's. Wow... that is strange. Some of you probably know that I have had a bit of a hard time with my current change in age. I don't really know why... but it has kinda freaked me out a bit. I don't fear getting older per-se... I know that it is not the end of the world... it is just the fact that i still feel like I am 16. My whole life I have been 'little wallace'.... the idea of being in my 30's is just hard to believe. In many ways I am excited to be starting a new decade... and it is turning out to be a good thing. Here I am.... married... living in Europe... with a great people... and a great job. For the first time I feel confident about where I am going and that I can take care of myself and my family. I'm excited about the things that the future will bring...! But still.... there is this strange feeling - as if I have woken up out of a coma and people are telling me that I am older than I know that I am.

A while back I made a list of things I want to do before I die... I know that I am a long way away from it (I hope)... but as I have been reflecting on where I have come I keep coming back to this list.... and as I think about it I am excited that I have already done many of the things on it! Here is a part of my list... I won't tell you which of the things I have done! ;)

- Camp at a music festival
- Catch a foul ball at a MLB game
- Shave my head
- Meet the president
- Meet a member of royalty
- Jump from an airplane
- Sing in public
- Dance in public
- Meet up with my old DC group (Ed, James, Matt, Cooper)
- Go on a safari in Africa
- Go to:
Rome
Jerusalem
Paris
Pompeii
Boston
Cairo
Tokyo
Machu picchu
- Live in Europe
- Get my Master's Degree
- Write a book/be published
- Take a road trip across America
- Own a home
- Restore a car
- Own my own dog
- Teach
- Hold an art show
- And the list continues to grow...