Thanks

Figured I’d take a moment to say thank you for the birthday wishes and reflect on turning 24. 

On paper, the number 24 can’t compare to numbers like 13, 16, 18 or 21 in the realm of important birthdays.  However, this one has special meaning to me.  At 24 I have:  a healthy and happy family, friends that are far away but doing what they enjoy doing, a job that both pushes me to my limits and makes me so happy, coworkers that make going to work a pleasurable experience, loved and lost and loved again, and many experiences that I’ll never forget like trips to DC, NyC for NYE, Epcot, Camp Bell…the list goes on.  

However, none of what I have is truly mine.  Where I am today is a direct reflection of the work of so many people.  I can thank my outstanding professors, teachers, and parents for preparing me to work hard and enjoy the work I’m doing.  I can thank my friends and brothers for so many awesome experiences that go beyond words when attempting to describe them to others.  I have been taught so much simply because the people around me care enough to see me succeed.  Realizing how helpless I would be if not for the hard work of others I remind myself daily to help others whenever I can.  

I guess, as I turn the big 2-4, that is the best gift given to me.  Leave no time wasted.  

Some risks are worth taking.  Some mistakes worth making.  24 years have been spent just doing that and there’s no looking back.  

Thanks for everything

greg