Bye Bye to the "Roaring 20s"

On Saturday, I officially started a new decade as I turned the big 30. Yeah, I know, I'm old and I'm already feeling a step slower. Even more sobering is knowing that my metabolism is set to change any day now. Heck before I know it, my body will shut down all together. As I cope with my harsh reality, at least I can take comfort in knowing that my last decade was successful and full of some significant accomplishments. I returned home with honor from my mission in Santiago, Chile; I graduated from BYU; I married my favorite Cougar Co-ed; I purchased my first car; I obtained "master" status with my graduate degree from Michigan; I found a "real" job in Colorado; and I'm a proud homeowner. To top all of that off, I finally won an Intramural championship at UM after coming up short for so many years at the "Y."

To celebrate my early-mid life crisis, Andrea took me whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River through the Royal Gorge near Canon City, CO. We had a blast and enjoyed one of the many natural wonders within close proximity.



We then ventured out on the town for some delicious Indian food with my sister Sheryl and her two boys, Matt and Justin. It was their first experience with "ethnic" food and as you can imagine it was no match for their unrefined pallets. The boys did however down their mango lassies in milliseconds and scarfed the Nan bread like it was left over sacrament bread on a Fast Sunday.



We finished the evening's festivities back at the homestead with some good ol' classic German chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream. Sure I was past full and my caloric intake was in the thousands, but I was happy and felt very loved. What a great way to welcome in a new decade of adventure...