30 going on....

Wow, it’s been a long time. Not sure what happened, got busy and didn’t have much to write. But I’m back, I think! Hopefully there's still readers out there, I promise to be better about posting!!!

This past weekend was Marco’s birthday, the big 3-0! And to celebrate we drove down to San Diego for the weekend. We got a pet friendly hotel so that our favorite bulldog could join us. We had a lovely time eating, walking Vinnie, and just relaxing. It was a nice break from school and work. But it being a milestone birthday, I got to thinking where I expected to be in life by the time I hit 30. I asked Marco and his first response, “I thought I’d be done with school by now.” Yes, it’s been a long road.

I still have 2 years to go before my 30th b-day, but in college if you had asked me where I would be by the time I was 30 I would have told you that by 30 years old, I would be a doctor, married, with a house, and kids. Oh, how young and naïve! I’m working on the doctor part, even if it is a different type of doctor, I have the married thing down, but everything else is still a few years away. Isn’t it funny how you plan out your life when you’re young and it rarely ever turns out that way?

I was speaking with one of my undergrad students a few weeks ago and she was feeling confused and lost. She knew she wanted to go to dental school after college, but she kept hearing everyone else plan every detail of their next ten years. I guess she was just more realistic and was staying open to new opportunities. Smart girl! My response to her: “the things you want today, the plans you make now, and the person you are now will be completely different by the time you graduate in 2 years, let alone 10 years from now!” I think it’s good to have a general plan and set goals in life, but maybe it’s more important to remain flexible and be ok with your plans not completely falling into place.
I know this was the case for me. I could have never predicted some of the things that I have gone through. But you roll with it, and in the end, I truly believe that everything works out the way it’s supposed to.

And with this, I leave you with one of my favorite quotes, simple, yet so true:

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans
-John Lennon