When have you "Made It"?

[mills]

Actually, right now I feel I've made it. I'm finishing school while the wife works, so I get all the laziness fun of college (well, not all of it), but without the whole living on ramen noodles thing. It's a good life.

Unfortunately, the wife isn't planning on supporting my lazy butt forever, so I'm gonna need a job eventually.

[The Korean]

Just to make a point clear. I am not asking if or when do you realize that you could want no more in life. Life, in my opinion doesn't stop, to be happy, successful, you must never quit, or be completely satisfied.

However, for me (and maybe me only), years ago, I visualized where I would like to be at different points of my life. More recently I stopped and took a look of where I am right now, and I have reached many of the goals I wanted to at this point (Relationship, Family, Job, House). I also realized there were somethings I haven't accomplished, which for me only makes me drive harder to get them and others.

For one of the first times I am really happy of where I am, I have always been happy with my life, but alot of the times before, I felt something missing, but didn't every really know what it was. I am not in a constant battle between different parts of my life (work, family, school, social) they all blend together. I have a job, where I can take a long lunch, pick up something for me (cigar) something for my wife (wine) and come home and watch the children play and amaze me with the simplest things. Conversations I have had in the past week with my wife range from real estate investments to where to find a daquiri machine for our annual crawfish boil (where each year there are more guests and more beer). Life if Grand!

Am I where I want to be in 10 years? Hell No! Not even close, I have more money to earn, more time with my family and of course more finer things in life to explore.

This is sort of like a ranting, and it's not intended to be. Sorry if it appears to be