So, I’m turning 40. This post should be easier than my 20s post since I hardly ever blog anymore.
Let’s see, Owen was already a person 10 years ago. Ishrat’s housewarming party was that long ago? Wow. Well, I’m still friends with her. She doesn’t live in that house anymore. Owen still has unlimited energy. Oof, I was still trying to night wean him. Little did I know I’d have to do that twice.
Oh, that awful virus Owen had where he didn’t eat for a month right before his birthday. I was reading Big Little Lies which is funny because I’m reading another one of her books now.
2016
I was a bridesmaid for Julia. Best Disney trip ever with our extended family and Owen just loving everything. Our MSO team got that award at work.
2017
Ah, the great search for Woody. He was lost, we looked everywhere, Owen knew he was inside his Buzz Lightyear costume the whole time. I got to work on Q messenger, got my Machine Learning Nano Degree and D’CAEML was born. Oh, we went to Disney Land with Bryan’s family. That was fun. The kids had a great time running around and Owen thought he was best buds with Mickey and Minnie.
2018
Owen hurt his mouth, the ramifications of which include still having to wear his retainer. Papi passed away :( We went to Disney and Colorado. Oh, right, I had just found out I was pregnant again before Colorado. I guess I also had that cyst that would later destroy my ovary.
2019
I was pregnant and miserable, but Glenn was born, yay! I started on that other ML project with Willa. Oh, the open office space.
2020
Well, I think we all know what happened in 2020. At least I got to work from home and spend time with the kids? Too much time? I got my Azure Developer certification. I said I liked the movie Superintelligence and I don’t remember watching that at all. What was that about?
2021
Ha ha, yeah, Covid toe. Wonder if that had anything to do with my b12. Got vaccinated. We went to Lego Land. My mom had her car accident. Grammy went with us to Disney. That was a rough trip. Glenn isn’t as good in theme parks as Owen.
2022
I started working with The Dream Finders! Who knew they’d turn out to be the best team ever and (probably?) life long friends. I bought my first new car. We got the bunk bed for the kids. They overturned Roe v Wade, still mad about that. We went to Legoland and Disney again.
2023
After years of painful periods, I was finally diagnosed with endometriosis and had my poor ovary removed. Oh God, and the stomach virus afterwards. I think that was the most sick I’ve ever been in my life. Flex Force was dismantled and we started working in EASE. Found out nearly our whole team was being told to move or be laid off. Went to wildwood and Disney. Oh yeah, we had to go back into the office. Little did we know we’d long for 3 days a week.
2024
I became involved in the band again. Presented at the software symposium. Said tearful goodbyes to my coworkers. Went to legoland, wildwood, Disney. Oh, the drones, ha. I think everyone’s forgotten about those already.
2025
We killed it at our software symposium presentation this year. Still in the band. Found out I have pernicious anemia and will need b12 injections forever. We’re in the office five days and they track us with a report that doesn’t work at all.
Ten years ago…
I said in this decade I hoped I would have another baby, hey, we did that. I didn’t plan to ever leave AT&T, and whadya know, I’m still there. of course I mentioned it was nice to work from home … which we can’t right now … I wanted to get a dog, but noted that might not happen until after the second kid aaaaand we still don’t have one. Of course I’m never home now and the boys don’t seem too keen. I wanted to do another show at some point, and I have not, also noted that may be difficult with the kids. I was looking forward to our first trip to Disney with Owen and indeed it was a magical experience. Overall I just wanted to spend as much time with my family as possible and I think I fulfilled that.
The next time I do this, Owen will be an adult which is so weird. Hopefully I’ll have enough money saved for college for them. Some college? A month of college? One textbook, each. I don’t think we’re getting a dog unless they let us work from home again, which will eventually happen, maybe. I’ll probably still be at AT&T. I do not want to stay in EASE for the next ten years. Maybe I’ll get a security certification like Samy suggested. Or maybe AI will really take over my job and do it very poorly. Maybe I’ll do another show? We’re gonna do Vegas for 50, right?