When in two months you will receive a new license, indicating you have reached some sort of societal claim of maturity which allows you to go to clubs, own a handgun, and feel cool because your license actully fits into your wallet like it’s supposed to.
When you no longer care to go midnight showings of movies… but instead you’re totally content hitting the matinee the next day. Or next week. Or just waiting until it comes to DVD is good, actually.
When the first of your “hometown” friends is making great strides in the traditional homemaker lifestyle–she’s been married for almost a year, has a home, is now pregnant, and is likely planning and budgeting her future quite nicely.
When you learn that one of your “hometown” friends is having a baby and you start reminscing about the “good ‘ole days.”
When you realize you will likely be in multiple weddings next summer.
When you’ve finally learned how to take care of yourself when you’re sick. This includes getting proper rest, getting extra rest in the middle of the day–forcing you to sacrifice social activities, making smart decisions when debating the “to go or not to go to class?” question, taking your medicine, and making your own chicken noodle soup. (Though I still miss the days when I had mommy to take care of every need while I laid in bed all day… but I look back on them with grateful appreciation.)
When you actually start studying for tests a few days in advance.
When you make a large pot of coffee out of habit rather than because you need the caffeine.
When you’re taking a study break and realize that instead of mindlessly scrolling through Facebook updates, you are instead looking up schools that have the master’s program you have recently been considering.
When looking up future possibilities makes you think how old you feel, and your next study break is a blog ranting about how old you feel. I realize I’m not even 21 yet… but still. I’d like to have a day when I have absolutely no homework and can enjoy a girl’s night where we watch more than one movie and stay up past midnight simply because we can. But that doesn’t happen, ever, anymore. WHICH GIVES ME THE RIGHT TO WRITE THIS BLOG. Don’t judge.
