Finally an "Adult"
Sunday was my eighteenth birthday. I basically spent the whole weekend celebrating with friends who decided it would be fun to surprise me at each and every turn. It was alot of fun, and good to know that I have friends that love and care for me so much. It's weird though that I'm like technically an adult now. I don't feel any different then I did when I was 16. And who officially decided that once you turned 18 you were an adult anyway?? I'm thinking that adulthood is going to be good though. Sure the bills and working long hours probably won't be the funnest thing ever, but I think that there are definitely some good things about being an adult. Like you become who you want to be, not who your parents or friends nesessarily want you to be. And I know I'll be alot more independent this year which in all honesty sounds pretty good to me. When I was like 8 and I thought about being 18 I don't remember thinking about all the responsibilities that come with it. I definitely wasn't thinking "Wow it's going to be so cool to pay bills and have to budget my money!!" However I did think that it'd be cool to have a boyfriend, which it is, and that it'd be cool to have a car, which it is. This part of my life will certainly have it's ups and downs. It seems to me that this year is going to be one big transition moment. Maybe that's how it always is when you start to branch off on your own. I just hope that I make the most of this time in my life. I've seen so many people who wish that they had done more when they were single and without kids. Sure I will make mistakes but I'd rather live a fullfilling life with those mistakes, then live a safe life without them. I'm sure that there will be times when I wish that I was 8 again and could come home from school and watch Hey Arnold the rest of the afternoon but I don't think that I'd give up this time of my life for anything. I feel like I'm on the brink of diving into something big...my life. It can be kinda scary, but I know that if I follow after God with my whole heart that it's going to be great too. Having alot of people that love and support me helps too!