Happy New Year.

It must be a sign of getting older but I seem to find myself spending more time reflecting on years past than on eagerly anticipating the upcoming year.  Something about the number 2010 makes me reflect over the last couple of decades in five year increments:

• 5 years ago (2005): I trained for and completed my first (and only) marathon.
• 10 years ago (2000): I welcomed my second child and moved in the KC area
• 15 years ago (1995): I completed my dissertation and moved to NC
• 20 years ago (1990): I moved from the Midwest to Miami to start grad school
• 25 years ago (1985): Welcomed adulthood and began planning for the adventure that would quickly take up 25 years.