But the fact is I have lived through four decades and they have been fantastic. Here are some personal highlights:
Decade the First:
- Going to Disneyland with my grandparents when I turned 5
- Loving kindergarten wholeheartedly, even though it was where I learned left-handers are a minority (only one pair of the green rubber-gripped scissors in the room; bumping into classmates's arms when we drew letters in the air)
- Gaining a superb dad
- My sister entering the world
Decade Two:
- Playing clarinet in an award-winning junior high band (Shut up, I was still cool)
- Going to 3 World Fairs - Spokane, Knoxville, Vancouver B.C.
- Acquiring a Canadian boyfriend
- Wild [for me] times at Washington State University
- Seeing Roy Orbison and INXS in concert
- Meeting my man
Decade the Third:
- First grey hairs appear; coloring frenzy begins
- Graduating WSU, despite wild times
- Marrying my man
- Teaching at a middle school & a group home for adjudicated youth
- Three whirlwind days in London
- Seeing Harry Connick Jr. in concert [TWICE!]
- Giving birth to this brilliant kid
Decade Four:
- Giving birth to this brilliant kid
- Earning my Masters degree in Education
- Going to Disneyland with my family & friends
- Teaching in my own classroom again
- Visiting Singapore, Malaysia, & Shanghai and London, Paris, & Amsterdam (just under the wire!)
Life is good.
