When you are in your mid-twenties, you don’t experience many moments where you sit back and go, “whoa, I’m getting old.” They come up unexpectedly when you reference Backstreet Boys in front of a group of teenagers and they have no idea who you are talking about – or when you sit in the student section at a Badger football game as an alum. Luckily tradition was on our side and we still knew all the cheers, but my choice in sensible shoes (hey, I had to stand the whole game!) and layers of warm clothes showed I wasn’t a trendy student anymore. It was a bittersweet realization since I will always cherish our college years, but I couldn’t be happier with where we are today.

{Trying not to feel too old as alumni at the UW Homecoming game}