I'm only going to be a teenager for a few more days and I feel oddly sentimental about it. I really am excited to not be a teenager anymore though, I feel older than that and being called a "teen" just doesn't sound right to me anymore.
But, it is kind of weird to think that I'm growing up. To people reading this who are in their 20's and on up, I bet this sounds really silly to you but, I'm just kind of a sentimental person! I can honestly say though, that I appreciated my teen years and soaked it all up. I learned those "pivotal" lessons (how to drive, how yelling & screaming will not make your parents let you go somewhere, how to pluck eyebrows...etc.) and I know I still have growing up to do...but now it's the BIG stuff. What career path should I take? Where should I move after college? How should I handle x/y/z?
As much as I'm excited to grow up (I never really will though), there are times when I'm facing more "big girl" decisions where I wish my only worries were about who will ask me to Prom or who I'll hang out with next weekend.
So, as a proper send off to my teen years, lets re-live some moments. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Kind of hard to see but this was my 8th grade birthday party...
Me with my darling car when I was newly 16...
Me and my mom in NYC...
The beginning of my senior year of highschool...
Me and one of my dearest friends, Christine, at Senior Prom...
I graduated Highschool!...
Outside of my dorm at Mizzou (oh the horror, the HORROR!)...
Sarah and I at bid day this year! (she's the same redhead from the 1st picture) I'd say we have both grown up nicely...
And finally, this is (not) me now...
ahh, I love her
Toot-a-loo teens and hello twenties!
*Today I'm grateful for the smell of laundry fresh out of the dryer*
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