At what point do I consider myself a grown up? Is it when I move out of the house? Is it when I start my career? Is it when I buy my own house? Or maybe it’s when I get married or when I have kids? I have been thinking about this a lot. I am 26 years old…I am older than I have ever been in my life ( haha punny…) but I still do not feel like I’m a grown up. Maybe I never will and maybe I’m ok with that J but should I feel like a grown up? I don’t feel any different today than I did at 21. The only difference is the people and what I am doing with my life. I have accomplished more at this point… is that when I’m a grown up? When I have some accomplishments that I can claim?
I was listening to the song by the Atari’s (it’s on the play list on the bottom of my blog right now if you want to listen to it…) it’s called This Diary… and the line that I love from the chorus says “being grown up isn’t half as fun as growing up, these are the best days of our life!” I think that I would have to say that my last couple of years have been the best of my life… so does that mean that I am still growing up?
This whole thought process was brought up by the fact that I am going to have my high school reunion in a next year and a apart of me is like ewwww no I don’t wanna go to that! What do I have to show for my last 10 years of life! In fact, if you ask any of my friends from home they will tell you that I have a really hard time with my birthdays because I feel like I just wasted another year of my life…but I have been thinking lately that I have had some pretty awesome experiences in my life!
1. I went to cooking school
2. I lived in san Francisco for a year
3. I worked in a warehouse (not a lot of women can say that!)
4. I am forklift certified
5. I bought and paid off a car (brand new from start to finish)
6. I worked for the YMCA with children
7. I got my bachelor’s degree
8. I have loved
9. I have been hurt
10. I have been to countless Dodgers games
11. I have been to a few Lakers games
12. I have been to a BYU and a USC football game
13. I have been to
14. I have been to Washington, DC
15. I have moved out and Live in Utah
16. I got in to Graduate school
17. I went randomly to Wisconsin
18. I have the BEST friends anyone could ask for!
19. I have lived in the snow
20. I have gone swimming in the ocean at 1 am
21. I have been in the Atlantic ocean
22. I have stepped in Lake Michigan
23. I have worked with old people
24. I have been to a live concert
25. I have jumped off the Stratosphere
26. I have received my endowment
27. I have been to 6 different temples in about 8 months
28. I have been to Hollywood
29. I have seen a live Broadway play
30. I had a kick butt spring break in Carpentaria'
31. I have gone hot air balooning
And I have so many more to come…
1. I am going to live in Atlanta for the summer
2. I am going to go to the grand canyon
3. I am going to drive across the country with my best friend
4. I am going to go to new Orleans
5. I am going to go to Disney world
6. I am going to go to Miami
7. I am going to be in a wedding in NYC
And all of those last 7 are going to happen just this summer. I used to think that I haven’t done anything with my life but I really have done some cool things and met some awesome people and seen some crazy things. I really think that even though I am not married and I don’t have any kids, I still have a lot to show for my last 10 years! I would have to agree that being grown up isn’t half as fun as growing up! And these really ARE the best days of our lives! It’s funny to me that while I was in the process of doing all of these things I was sad because I felt like I was stagnant….but clearly I was not! I guess that its true, we often take what we have for granted! I love growing up! And I’m so glad that I still have many more years of growing up to do! I never thought that my life would bring me to grad school at BYU but hey, anything is possible! And who knows what the next 10 years will bring!
THESE ARE THE BEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES!
3 comments:
Mel! I loved it! you're seeing what i've always seen...every birthday that comes you say how you haven't done anything in your life but you finally see that you have!!!! I need to hear about how jumping off the stratosphere was! That's just craziness. And i was JUST talking to gregg about how i don't feel like i'm about to be 27, that's horrible!!! I feel more like 21, but that's probably normal for most poeple, anyway i loved reading all of that!
Melaney...you are beautiful and I love you! You have done some fun things! Wow! I didn't know you had gone to the Temple! Awesome! You have an interesting and fun life. Keep on enjoying it!!
that is Candi Brundage's comment up above in case you didnt know who bacalways is! haha
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