A eulogy for my twenties

Well, we're here, faster than I ever expected. Today is the last day of my twenties; as of tomorrow I will have officially entered my thirties.

I'm not feeling too much nostalgia. The twenties were what they were, I don't know whether I would necessarily say they were the best period of my life (what am I comparing it against - my teens? Ugh), but there were some enjoyable moments.

High points:
- Graduating from Dickinson
- Meeting my DH
- Discovering St. John in the USVI
- Discovering Maine
- Seeing Mt. St. Helens
- Year in Germany
- Internships at the GHI and NASA
- Spending time in Italy (particularly Venice and Tuscany)
- Traveling in Europe (although there are some pretty low points in that period - Prague, I'm looking at you!)
- Fishing in the FL Keys with my grandfather
- Learning to SCUBA dive

I'm sure that's not an exhaustive list, and there are some glaring omissions (for example, I don't relly consider my wedding day a high point; I love DH, but the day itself was unrelenting drama). But it really does reflect what is important to me - discovering new places and returning to favorites, my relationship with DH and my grandfather, challenging and interesting jobs, etc.

As for wishes for my thirties - here's what I am hoping I will accomplish:

- Many, many SCUBA dives
- Getting out of college debt
- Seeing New Zealand, a Polynesian island, and somewhere in Central America
- Buying a Volkswagen Beetle convertible
- Traveling somewhere new at least every other year

Gosh, it really doesn't sound like much. I just want to stay healthy - emotionally and mentally as well as physically. I know that there will be some low points - there were certainly a few in my twenties - but that's just a part of life.

Anyway, I feel like I should be more retrospective and contemplative about this "major" life event, but I'm not really feeling it. Ask me again in a week, then we'll see what happens.

By the way, I had someone ask me about a week ago if I was a student intern. That's just great. I know that I look young, but jeez.