Alright, It's June and 100 bagillion degrees outside and I'm going to do a blog post today. For those hypothetical readers that know me, I am a list maker. To Do, Pros/Cons, Bucket, Timelines, you name it, I make it.
So let's rewind about 5 years ago. It's 2006, I've just completed my Junior year in college and I'm starting my internship at a Fortune 500 company downtown instead of my ussual summer "rock star tour." So I'm sure I made a list that looked something like this for the next 5 years:
2007 - graduate, goof off as a cheer camp counselor for another summer, and start graduate school in the fall at a prestigious international business school
2009 - graduate from said international business school, and join the Peace Corps where I get sent to sunny South America, speak fluent Spanish and almost immediately meet and marry a tall, smart, God-fearing, Doctor without borders.
2011 - Me and my dashing Doctor husband would come back to Oklahoma, buy a house and I'd begin working at my high profile Internatinal Marketing career.
Well, that's not quite how it worked out, but I don't regret it, because I've gotten to do a lot of cool things since then and in the course of that time found out who I am, and what I want out of life. And at the end, we still end up kind of in the same spot...buying a house.
First, I didn't get into graduate school right so I started looking and panicing about finding a job simply so I wouldn't have to move back in with my mommy and daddy.
But, I got a job that eventually led me to developing a career that I enjoy and am good at. And eventually DID get into graduate school with all expenses paid by my employer.
And while I haven't gotten to live abroad or get married; I've gotten to go to Japan, Ghana, and hopefully India (this year). All the while, making some awesome friends, running a marathon, and accomplishing a lot of other things like becoming a CFP, CTFA, graduating from the LOYAL program and buying a house. I've proven to myself that I can live on my own, take care of myself, and make my own decisions.
God is good.
