Last day as a YOUNG adult

Tomorrow I will be the big 3-0. It is not that I am having a particularly difficult time turning thirty, it is just a lot to ponder. I am definetely going to try to enjoy the rest of my life more than than I have tried in the past.
There are only a few things I regret not doing thus far, and even then they aren't a HUGE big deal. The main experience I wish I had was that of a university. This was virtually impossible being that I became a mom at age 18.
I certainly do not regret having Austin either. I think he is the most endearing, unique child ever to be born. Even his preschool teachers gave me their numbers when he was due to move to a new room. Everyone was interested to keep in touch with Austin's spirit. He was meant to be.

It is also important to point out what I may NOT have done without him. I may not have gone to community college and achieved my x-ray degree. I certainly did not have money and would not expect my mom to dish out the cash for me to do so. Being a single mom entitled me to Pell grants. This paid for school, books, and then some. You never have to pay them back! Would I have even gone to a University and experienced drugs, alchohol and wild parties? Roomates to keep in touch with, best friends for life, and graduate school bound men? Reunions on cruise ships, 40+ student filled classrooms, midnight craming for exams?
*sigh* I will never know. But one of my thirtieth year resolutions is to accept that, and everything else too. Concentrate on what I have achieved and what I want to do in the future. I know I want to go places and see things. That is number one on my future list. I also am going to be a better mother and not lose my patience. The last thing I want to do is screw my kids up the way I see so many others doing everyday. Without early motherhood, I may not have bought a house, and strived for family life. Well I have a family life now, and a good husband, and UNIQUE children. What more could I ask for at age 29? Yikes.