Thursday, December 24, 2009

To Sum It Up: What I Did With My 20s

* Got over my fear of public speaking... and learned to kind of love it.
* Had 12 roommates
* Got 2 Bachelor's Degrees
* Took the GRE for basically no reason at all, turns out
* Got into debt
* Got out of debt
* Bought red couches
* Learned how to kiss. Practiced.
* Learned how to cook
* Hosted awesome dinner parties
* Started a "career" with benefits.
* Got a passport
* Saw my first hockey game
* Saw Alanis, Lenny, Dave, and John L. in concert
* Fell in love with cool hotels
* Became a little less music dumb
* Saw New England in the Fall
* Ran 2 Triathlons....and 5 other races
* Got a fishing license. Used it once. Did not catch anything.
* Got waxed
* Kissed most New Year's Eves. Never with the same person.
* Developed a much greater love and tolerance.
* Learned a little guitar.
* Celebrated Christmas with Roommates
* Watched 2 people die
* Watched 2 people be born
* Skydived
* Took the DAT. Did not become a dentist.
* Picked out a wedding dress. Did not get married.
* Waited tables. For 7 of those years.
* Helped someone join the church
* Met a wonderful, incredibly diverse group of friends.
* Explored Seattle.
* And NYC.
* And Boston.
* And Austin
* And LA
* And San Diego
* And Phoenix. Mostly Phoenix.
* Fell in love. At least once.
* Oh. And discovered Banana Republic.
* Started grad school. To do what I will love to do.
* Live completely alone.
* Registered an inflatable raft.
* Kept a plant alive for 7 years.
* Bought a car....and paid it off.
* Survived 5 car accidents
* Bought gold shoes.
* Got slightly better at accessorizing
* Started a blog
* "Fished" out the same window that the Beatles did in 1964
* Married 2 couples
* Was a bridesmaid twice. In Texas. The same year.
* Moved back in with my parents. Twice.
* Moved back out. Twice.
* Ate a jar of peanut butter a week for almost a year
* Celebrated everything with cupcakes.
* Discovered where the Carbieners came from! (Geiswiller, France)
* Rode Public Transportation
* Taught gospel doctrine for 2 1/2 years
* Got my hair done by someone I wasn't related to
* Bought a flat iron (two, actually)
*Drove a loader. Did not kill a cow.
* Used eye make-up colors that weren't simply some shade of brown. For the first time.
* Bought Doc Marten sandals. That I wore through Boise winters.
* Ate oysters. Scallops. Elk. Brussel Sprouts. Foie Gras. Frito Misto. Quail. Ahi Tuna.
* Made Levi Quilts
* Tried on rings at Tiffanys. Once with a security guard.
* Danced on a table at a bar
* Cried at Dawson's Creek and Felicity
* Fixed the Power Windows on my car. AND the fuel filter.
* Read "The Week." Felt very educated.
* Became a nurse.
I think this covers most of it, but feel free to add anything I forgot!

2 comments:

Bridget "Fun" Lynott said...

HOW COULD YOU FORGET BUYING JOES???? Hello! Have those overly expensive hot jeans not taught you to love you butt just that much more? ;)

Jessica McIntyre said...

You definitely lived your 20's to the fullest. You are an awesome inspiration and now I need to go do something cool because my list would have like 5 things on it and I only have 3 year (and 4 months) to pack some exciting stuff into my 20's