27 Minus 10 Minutes

It's 1151pm and these are the last few minutes before I turn 27.  I'm excited about this number for a plethora of reasons.  Perhaps the most coolest one is that it is a prime number to the third power..like 3 to the power of 3 aka 3x3x3.  That tickles my brain happy.

I was supposed to chronicle the culminating moments up until I magically in the blink of an eye transformed into Dr. Perdue.

I didn't do that.

My bad.

Something about typing words even if it were for my blog seemed just too difficult and arduous.  I'll chronicle that monumental moment in a later entry.

I like the spend the last moments--preferably hours--thinking about my last year and planning/daydreaming/goal-orienting my upcoming year.. But you see what had happened was..I was writing this dissertation and...

1154pm

I forgot.

I'm so grateful for the life I'm privileged to live.  I get to do a few of my absolute favorite things, several of my favorite things, and many things that I think are just average but are special to me anyhow.  I'm grateful for the people in my life who have stayed near and prayed and chatted and counseled and hugged and listened and cried and yelled and scolded and laughed and sat there in meaningful silence.

I'm looking forward to a lot of things this year too.  I've finally come to terms with my brain--it's big, voracious, curious, nerdy, and I love it.

1157pm

I'm excited. I'm REALLY excited. Like REALLY REALLY excited!! I want to see where I'll be in 365 days. But for now, I'll just live day by day. Smell the air breath by breath. Find beauty. And be relentless for purpose. Love often and hard. Listen intently.

1159pm.

Let's do this.  Join me in my journey. My post-doc journey as a 3 to the power of 3 year old.

Peace.

1200pm.

Happy Birthday to Me!