Recent thoughts
I've been thinking a lot lately about "growing up", which I know for an almost 27 year old should have happened a long time ago. I turn 27 this month, yet I still feel like an 18 year old - its scary to think that was almost 10 years ago! I know I also am not old enough to say this perhaps, but it kinda creeps up on you! Recently I did a cartwheel and really hurt/stretched the muscle up the inside of my leg. Jeepers! I was not prepared for that!
In a way, nothing happens that we arent in some way prepared for. Financial planning, working, managing a social life with a married life - in some ways life leads us towards this, gently handing us the manuals and pointing us in the right direction. AKA growing up. In other ways though, things happen that can shock us and we are unprepared for. Losing people who were a great influence on your life for example, friendship changes or losses and the ever changing world in which we are living.
In all this though, there is an 18 year old lying underneath who loves disney movies, bubbles and rainbow drops. (see below!) The girl who is planning a Disney princess party for her 30th birthday just because I can!
I also just received my new passport - the one in my married name! testament to growing up - all prepared for given that the wedding was 2 years ago - but I just think its such a funny, awesome and magical mix! Being married is a very grown up thing yet it was and is such a natural thing because he's my best friend and we do lots of fun random stuff together like cartwheels in the garden. We still feel like we shouldn't be allowed to married (inner 18 year olds) and its something we don't want to let go of in a way as life continues on - when we have children (call me naive if you want) we still want to put each other first and have a lot of fun together and include our children in that. and what's more our friends (extended family - jude you can't disown me). again *not pregnant*, its just something thats very on my heart!
I was glad to hear that this feeling of "being 18" inside continues - in a way its a great mindset! There would still be so much to learn having learnt a lot - never closing yourself off; there would still be so much fun to be had - having experienced a lot; there would still be forward moving - whilst always taking stock of where you had been.
Childlike no matter :)
In a way, nothing happens that we arent in some way prepared for. Financial planning, working, managing a social life with a married life - in some ways life leads us towards this, gently handing us the manuals and pointing us in the right direction. AKA growing up. In other ways though, things happen that can shock us and we are unprepared for. Losing people who were a great influence on your life for example, friendship changes or losses and the ever changing world in which we are living.
In all this though, there is an 18 year old lying underneath who loves disney movies, bubbles and rainbow drops. (see below!) The girl who is planning a Disney princess party for her 30th birthday just because I can!
I also just received my new passport - the one in my married name! testament to growing up - all prepared for given that the wedding was 2 years ago - but I just think its such a funny, awesome and magical mix! Being married is a very grown up thing yet it was and is such a natural thing because he's my best friend and we do lots of fun random stuff together like cartwheels in the garden. We still feel like we shouldn't be allowed to married (inner 18 year olds) and its something we don't want to let go of in a way as life continues on - when we have children (call me naive if you want) we still want to put each other first and have a lot of fun together and include our children in that. and what's more our friends (extended family - jude you can't disown me). again *not pregnant*, its just something thats very on my heart!
I was glad to hear that this feeling of "being 18" inside continues - in a way its a great mindset! There would still be so much to learn having learnt a lot - never closing yourself off; there would still be so much fun to be had - having experienced a lot; there would still be forward moving - whilst always taking stock of where you had been.
Childlike no matter :)