Growing Up

…is weird. All the sudden I’ve found myself an adult and all my friends are starting their careers. Many of my teacher friends have their own classrooms instead of sitting in them with me as a student. My nursing friends are working in hospitals. Don’t get me wrong I’m quite proud of my friends, they’ve worked hard, as have I but suddenly things seem different, not a bad different really either, just different.

Add on this the fact that the kids I worked with in junior high are now in high school. And I’m still working with them, it’s crazy to think they’ll be in college soon.

As my friend’s boyfriends turned into husbands, literally before my eyes, I remember that this is another sign for me of how much has changed, and how wonderful it is that God has blessed me and my friends so much across the board, from careers to relationships, to education, to finances. Though I’ll admit having friends who have their own children is going to take a while to get used to.

I’m flying solo for the second time in less than two months. I’ll be honest it makes me feel like a true adventurer, and adult, I didn’t have to ask my folks permission to go on a trip, outside of respectfully mentioning my intentions, and admittedly asking for their opinion on the decision… I still have to work on decision making.