#14 What a Decade...

So there you go... all done with my 20s, time to grow up and "act my age"

Not the most flattering picture but you get the point... not really sure how a 30 year old is supposed to "act"

The past 10 years have been the most amazing... I lived in Vancouver and developed the most amazing friends and memories out there.
Everything from studying acting, falling in love, to learning guitar and driving Trans Ams down town Vancouver.
Working as a "mountain carny" on my week long journey to "find myself" (turned into a couple months) while living in the same apartment building as great buddies, to catching my 2nd batch of pneumonia and heading home to MB.

I got a "real job" in radio, bought a car with the hopes it would "settle me down" in one place, met a new best friend while trying to get her to break up with her boyfriend (I have opinions... I just didn't think they were right. Haha!) and then finally deciding to try out Winnipeg.

Got an apartment, bought a house on the same street, worked other radio jobs, all the while starting to realize I like writing songs and I sure do love to travel.

In a mix of good roommates, bad roommates, recording my first EP, trips to Mexico, the states and BC, I had a serious amount of childish crushes, adventures, and so much self discovery.  I wouldn't say I ever actually had to "find" myself, I just kept developing who I was... and every day was filled with adventure and drama.

I loved every minute of the fun and the pain.

Four years ago I was in a band, Little Black Dress,

 met the love of my life,

felt like a child as we celebrated HIS 30th

and now I am exactly the age he was when we met... feels weird.

Even in the last years of my 20s I travelled many times to Mexico on "Spring Break" with my sister and parents,

went to Florida with Keven,

a couple times to Vegas,

 California,

Quebec.

I went on tour in my crappy little Acura with my Mom to New Mexico and back, all the while sleeping in the back seat.

Taking a SERIOUS detour through Vegas

Making it back just on time (after being stuck in a freak snowstorm) to a classic Halloween Party in Blumenort!

I've had the pleasure of performing in South Carolina at a super fun wedding,

And then meeting, recording, and performing with the best group of musicians I have the honour of playing with!

Some how I managed to purchase another property that has definitely deepened the lines on this forehead, but as the transient roamer I am, never holding down a "real job", it seems like the best retirement plan...

An amazing last couple of months had me in Mexico for yet ANOTHER "Spring Break",

 Then driving from Guadalajara to Winnipeg with my amazingly awesome parents,

sleeping 1 night, and then hitting the road with my dear friend (and now soon to be sister-in-law) to Montreal...

a seriously long and awesome road trip! 

And now, here I sit, in a shoebox size apartment in Montreal. 

Working on love, working on music, and a little anxious and stressed about what the future holds.

People say 30's are better then your 20's but I don't know... my 20's were so full of adventure and truly living out my quote "I'd rather die living than live not alive"... I feel a bit lost.  Now what?  How can I out live my 20's?

Shoot... I guess we'll have to see... and try not to stress out too much about it. 

(Not good for the lines on my face)