[adpiucf]

I feel like I have been really lucky. I worked hard and had a great time in college, moved 3,000 miles away from my family and friends post-graduation and had a crazy adventure for 2.5 years. I dated a lot, traveled, volunteered, worked mad hours... and then I decided to switch coasts again.

Now, I'm about 1,000 miles from my loved ones, and living out a different sort of adventure-- but starting over, making new friends, etc. I'm getting re-settled, I'm seeing that dating is a little harder than it was before and that I'm settling into bigger responsibilities. I'll be 26 next week, and as I creep closer to 30 (ok, I have a few more years before that!), I realize that I do want a husband and children... in the near future. I hope it happens, but I also know that I'm my best source of happiness and I'm going to continue living for me and today-- not that I don't look forward to the future, but I think it's best not to get too caught up in things outside our own control.

Still, it's easy to get wistful. The grass is always greener on the other side. I hope there's a great guy out there for all of us, ladies, but I hope for now, too, we all spend time enjoying ourselves.