Goodbye 29

This is the last time I will ever say I'm in my twenties. The years have flown by. Looking back on my life, I realize that I have accomplished a lot in a decade. That's something to be proud of.


When I was twenty years old, I graduated cum laude from college. Then I worked on an amazing campaign that made a difference; I plowed through law school and survived the damned bar exam;  I taught elementary school and thankfully touched the lives of many children; I taught ESL to adults and felt like I was making a difference in my community; and I have practiced law for over three years now.

I was able to buy and use a passport! I traveled out of the country- Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Spain, and Aruba. I also kept up with my annual Puerto Rico vacations - my home away from home. I became a jet setter.

I've explored my creative side. I've done a print ad for my college, appeared in a reality dating show, had a role in a web series, and have gone back and forth to hosting & guest hosting radio shows. After living in denial, I got my wits about me and started entertaining my deep dark secrets - I wanted to write, so I started blogging. I wanted to act, so I enrolled in school.

I've lost touch with people but I have also made new friends that I hold dear to my heart.  I've invested time in healing, nurturing and taking care of ME. I am in the most serious and special relationship of my life. I have developed stronger bonds with my family.  I have not only grown in years, but I've grown as a person.

I've become a woman since I left my teens. I know I have a lot more to learn, but looking back, I'm proud of all that I have accomplished and all that I have become. No regrets.

Yes. I am a Grown Up. Sometimes, that's a little hard to swallow. My Twenties have been good. Real Good. But, this is me embracing what is yet to come!

"Thirty today, I saw
The trees flare briefly like
The candles upon a cake
As the sun went down the sky,
A momentary flash
Yet there was time to wish...."


-Donald Justice

So on this day, I will drink my piña colada in celebration of a new decade in this world. Then I will close my eyes tight, brace myself, and make my wish....