April 2008 Weddings
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Poll: This Decade and Future Decade

What were some of the highlights of this past decade?

What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?

Re: Poll: This Decade and Future Decade

  • What were some of the highlights of your decade?

    - Moving to California all on my own
    - getting married
    - walking out on my former employer
    - getting a great new job with a fantastic boss
    - approved for a home loan
    - buying my car and paying it off

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?

    - buy a house
    - have 1-2 kids
    - buy a family car

  • imageBeckF4:

    What were some of the highlights of this past decade?

    graduated High school (2001)
    graduated College (2005)
    got real adult job
    got married
    paid off debts
    bought a house

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?

    pick my brother up from prison and bring him home!!!!! 

    have house finished and move into it :)
    have babies


  • What were some of the highlights of this past decade?

    Changing careers, buying a home, getting married, becoming a mom, surviving cancer.

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?
    Become a mom, again

    Pay off my house

    Live debt free

    Turn 44 (LOL)

     

  • What were some of the highlights of your decade?

    - Moving and being on my own at many points during the decade

    - Graduating College after dropping out the first time

    - owning a home (that I still own with stupid exhusband because he refuses to refinance)

    - finding and marrying the man of my dreams!

    - my two kids! Cam and Cole

     

    For the next decade....

     -either complete Masters degree or get specialized training in medical field

    - love my kids and my husband!

    -hopefully move back to Chattanooga or stay where we are at- and never move again after we decide that!

    - watch my stepson graduate high school (2012)

    -watch Cam graduate high school (2019)

    - hopefully help husband start the catering business he wants

  • imagecarapeace:

    What were some of the highlights of your decade?

    - owning a home (that I still own with stupid exhusband because he refuses to refinance)

     A judge can force him to sell or buy you out.  I was almost in this position until he realized I was serious about selling.

    You can do something called a quit claim....

    GL!

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  • imageBeckF4:

    What were some of the highlights of this past decade?

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?

    2000-2009:

    got on with SWA

    got married

    had a baby

    2010-2019:

    more babies

    have enough $ to be independantly wealthy

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  • What were some of the highlights of this past decade?

    Graduated HS 2000

    Got my associated degree 2004

    Became an auntie 2002,2003,2008

    Got my first salary job 2006

    Got engaged 2006

    Got married 2008

    Bought a house 2008

    Got pregnant 2009

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?

    Have my first baby, then work on baby #2 possibly #3 too

    Pay off some debts

    Move to a better town

    Get my BA

    start my own business

  • imageBeckF4:

    Great post idea Becky!

    What were some of the highlights of this past decade?

    graduating college in 3.5 years

    starting my first teaching job and making it into my 4th year unscathed!

    meeting my darling husband and marrying him

    finishing my Master's

    working on growing our baby

     

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?

    raising our baby and hopefully having another

    moving to a new house or remodeling our current one

    perfecting some more of my teaching skills

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  • 2000-2009

    1. graduated college (first in my family)

    2. meeting Dave and getting married

    3. buying a house

    4. getting my masters

    5. having a teaching job that I love (teach Autistic kids) 

    2010-2019

    1. have babies

    2. being debt free except the house
     

  • What were some of the highlights of this past decade?

    Graduated college (2003)

    Met my future husband (2001)

    Getting Married & buying a house (2008)

    Losing 45 pounds(2005)

    Getting laid off & planning my wedding (2007) *I enjoyed the break*

    Vacations: Napa(2003/2006/2009), Hawaii(2005), Costa Rica (2008)

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?

    Lose some more weight

    2 kids or so - not until 2011 or 2012

    American bulldog for Eric & a Pug for me (I want to name them Ricky & Lucy)

    Trips: Chicago & NY (2010), Italy (2011), Alaska Cruise (2012), Greece/Spain (2015)

    Final renovations to the house: Complete the tile work in kitchen, install hardwood floors, renovate the master bathroom, Wine bar, poker room & open up the sunroom.

    Either rent or sell current house to upgrade to a bigger house by 2015 or 2016.

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    imageBeckF4:

    What were some of the highlights of this past decade?

    Graduating high school in 2001 (that seems so long ago!)

    Then graduating college in 4 years

    Getting a full-time job with good benefits

    Buying a condo and buying my car outright in 2005--I saved so much for that thing, but yay for no car payment!

    Meeting Josh and getting married!

    Finally making the decision to go back to school.  It was so hard to decide to quit my job and do that, but it's been so worth it so far.

     

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?

    Graduating from my 2nd degree in about 1.5 years

    Getting a job as a Respiratory Therapist at a good hospital

     Possibly moving to North Carolina

    Having a baby! -about 4 years down the road. :)

    Buying a house!

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  • imageElisa312:
    imagecarapeace:

    What were some of the highlights of your decade?

    - owning a home (that I still own with stupid exhusband because he refuses to refinance)

     A judge can force him to sell or buy you out.  I was almost in this position until he realized I was serious about selling.

    You can do something called a quit claim....

    GL!

     

    oh thank you! I kept mentioning it to my lawyer and they never said a word! in TN there is a 2 yr law with divorces and then if it isnt sold you have to refinance but this was in KY

  • What were some of the highlights of this past decade?Graduating HS in 2001 Cancun with my girls in 2003Got my bachelors in 2006bought and paid off my car Went to vegas every year 2004-20082 cruisesGot engaged and unengagedliving by myself and supporting myself Made the decision to go back to school What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?Get my PTA degree and find a good paying real jobget married to the man of my dreamshave babiesbuy a house take a couple more cruises, go to hawaii and aruba 
  • imageBeckF4:

    What were some of the highlights of your decade?

    Graduating from college with my BA and Masters degree
    Starting my career
    Getting married
    Owning a house
    Buying my dream car
    Achieving a comfortable financial status
    Watching my nephew grow into a fantastic young man
    Doing lots of charity work
    Being very close to being done with my clinical hours for my clinical social work license!!
    Having fun traveling

    What do you hope to accomplish in the next decade of your life?
    Have 2 kids
    Move into a bigger home
    See Eurpoe, South America, Asia, Africa
    Have a thriving therapy practice
    See Andrew rise through the ranks at his company and support him to be the most successful person he can be in his career

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