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Life Stages.

11.17.2010

Man, I feel like we're in such an interesting stage of life. Some of our friends own houses. (I'm serious. Like, they actually bought houses. They actually pay mortgages. Crazy, I know.) Some of our friends have jobs that they need to dress up for, i.e. suits and ties. We even have two friends that are in the medical field. They can actually examine certain parts of your body and diagnose illnesses, write prescriptions, etc. On top of it all...wait for it...we have friends who actually HAVE KIDS. So bizarre. We're adults. And not the "I-just-graduated-college-and-I'm-on-my-own-so-that-automatically-makes-me-a-grown-up" kind of adult. Like actual, real, full-fledged adults. The strangest part about all of it is that I find myself having adult thoughts frequently, even though when I look in the mirror I see the same girl who played the part of Patty Simcox in LWHS's "Grease" in 2001. I think things like, "Man, I am SO excited to be a mom." (What?!?!) "I can't wait to decorate our future house. One with some old charm would be nice." (Huh?!?!) "Did I fax in the form for our life insurance policies?" (Hold the phone!!!) When did this all happen? What a crazy season of life this is. And we're on the brink. We're on the brink of toppling from DINKPC (Dual Income No Kids Plus Cat) to parents (hopefully)...homeowners... This must be what our parents and grandparents meant when they say/said that they feel/felt so "young at heart". Granted, I know that we're still in great physical shape, but it's just mind-blowing to be in this season of life. In a good way.