I should write something...

I ought to write something on the last day I'll ever be in my 20's.  Honestly?  There was a part of me that was expecting some switch to go on in my mind that would suddenly make me feel like an adult marking that shift away from those tempestuous years which brought me to over 3 continents, dozens of cities, five career changes and countless mood swings.  I guess there was a malfunction in that switch because I kind of feel the same.  Man, there were some rough moments there...but worth it.  It was certainly a decade where my driving passion for adventure and love of art really had a chance to thrive.  It's brought me a multitude of experiences, plenty of pleasures, and of course, some heartaches.  But I never lost the chance to learn some hard life lessons that made me the person I am today.  It was a decade of cultivating my creativity, of sharpening my mind, and strengthening my relationship with God.  It was a season of sowing, a harsh winter to follow, and the beginnings of a promised spring.  I'm pretty excited I have to say.  This isn't going to be so bad...waving goodbye to my good ol' twenties.  No waxing poetical here about exiting my "chrysalis" phase emerging as a smarter, older, butterfly that's nobody's fool.  I'm still a fool, and here are some things this fool is thankful for that have helped me survive thus far:

Toffee Nut latte's at Starbucks
Sara Bareille's songs
Chocolate and/or ice-cream and/or both
Bad Will Ferrell movies
Good jazz music
An occasional glass of wine
Smooth airplane landings
French pastries
Motrin
Two-ply toilet paper that doesn't flake
Floss
Christmas time in New York
My grandmother's cooking
Anything with cheese on top
Good friends
A sister
The Indianna Jones trilogy (no, the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull does not count)
A cozy sweater
Chuck Swindoll sermons
Listerine that no longer tastes like Listerine
A place to sleep at night

I realize that half of these things involve edible goods...what I can I say, I'm a fatty.  Ok, well that's it, yay to the future! See you there.