28

Today is my birthday. I'm 28. Do you ever think back on when you were a kid/teenager and you pictured what you would be like "grown up?" I do. I'm not exactly where I thought I'd be, but I'm glad I'm here.

When I was a teenager, I never thought I would get married. Self-esteem was not my thing, back then. But luckily, I found a wonderful man to share my birthdays with. I never thought I'd be going to Grad School, but I'm doing that too. I have great friends and a great family.

As I start a new year in my life, I have some things I'd like to accomplish as a 28 year old. They are as follows:

1. Obtain my MSW. I'm half-way done with my program. I know this year is going to be challenging, but I'm looking forward to it. I can't wait until I can call myself a social worker, get my SW license and start working again.

2. Move home. It's been real, New Jersey, but it's time for this Mid-Western Gal to go home. You know how sometimes all signs point to yes? Well, in this case...all signs point to NO for us to be in New Jersey. I feel like there are very few times in life where the universe tells you what to do. This is one of those cases. We plan to move home as soon as possible after I graduate.

3. Get pregnant & have a baby. I'm ready to be a mommy. I'm ready to build my family and take this next step in my life. I will continue to blog about our fertility journey here, so stay tuned for that.

4. Reconnect with old friends. We plan to move to Columbia, MO and I have a lot of friends there that I have lost touch with over the years. I plan to fix that. Living so far away from everyone has made me realize that I have taken a lot of people for granted.

5. Continue to get healthy. Over the years, I've slowly taken steps to get healthy. While I have continued to yo-yo my weight, I've picked up good habits along the way. So, I want to lose 30 pounds in the next year and better yet, maintain said weight loss (of course, if I have a baby...this will happen post-partum).

Ok, 28 year-old. You have a lot of things to do. You should probably get on that.