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20 Thoughts on Turning 20

Nicole Lyons
Oct 11, 2016
Community College of Rhode Island
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20 Thoughts on Turning 20

1. I am two decades old.

2. There is no more -teen at the end of my age anymore.

3. I won't be able to eat whatever I want soon... RIP teenage metabolism.

4. Next year I can legally drink.

5. I will have a college degree in 2 years.

6. I will be married and have a family in the next 10 years... woah.

7. Apparently 20's are the best years of your life!

8. People will most likely still mistake me for a 16 year old because of my height.

9. At least it's an even number, I guess.

10. I can still watch Tangled and Zootopia, right?

11. I will be applying for grad school soon while working my career.

12. This should be fun.

13. Half way to 40!

14. I am blessed to have lived to 20 and am thinking of those who haven't.

15. I hope my friends now stay my friends forever.

16. I will be moving out soon.

17. How old am I in dog years?

18. I wonder when I'll start saying "When I was your age..."

19. Maybe I should stop shopping in the kids section.

20. I am excited.

There are a lot of thoughts running through my mind as I reach my 20th birthday. Many of them induce a lot of anxious feelings; for instance, graduating from college, starting my career, and moving out. However, at the same time I am just as excited as I am anxious.

I am truly blessed to have had 20 great years of life.


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