20/20

Today marks my 7,300th day of being alive. On June 25th, 1986, I came into this world, and now, 20 years later, I am having the time of my life. It was been an amazing two decades and am so thrilled to start the next chapter of my life. As I look back on my life, there are thousands of memories and events I will never forget. I have chosen to list, in chronological order, the top 20 moments/events of my life up to this point.

1. My dad gave me my first basketball hoop for my 6th birthday.
2. Swimming through the bike trails of Green Meadows during the floods of 1993.
3. My dad had Matt Sundblad come to my 10th birthday party.
4. Vacationing one mile away from the the beach while being hit by Hurricane Bertha hit.
5. Attending the Rose Bowl in 1997 when Ohio State defeated Arizona State in a classic.
6. Going to South Padre Island for two weeks with Sam Farina and my cousin Brad.
7. Skiing in the Austrian Alps, over Thanksgiving, with my family.
8. Family reunion in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, for Chirstmas in 2000.
9. Hitting the game winner, versus Ankeny, during 8th grade basketball season.
10. Going to National Championship Basketball game, when Duke beat Arizona in 2001.
11. Setting the middle school sprint medley track record.
12. Ohio State beating Miami for the National Championship in 2002-2003.
13. Charging the field after beating Urbandale by a field goal - Homecoming game Junior year.
14. New Year's Eve party at my house in 2004. 30 foot bon fire as the ball dropped at midnight.
15. Bulding giant snow fort in February of our Junior year...making the 6:00 news on Valentine's Day.
16. Beating Dowling to make it to the State Basketball Tournament our Junior year.
17. Limo ride with Taylor, Brenden, and Abby, for Christmas our Senior year.
18. Hawaii vacation with family, including Amy and Jeremy, after graduating high school.
19. Colorado ski trip, in a blizzard, with Brenden, Derek, and Peter, over Christmas break 2005.
20. Twenty years of my mom waking me up and scratching my back.