Changes.

I’ve been thinking about the changes that are happening in my life as I grow up, and worse, as my friends and family grow up around me. One of my oldest and best friends graduated from college recently and I just went to her grad party last night, and my “little” brother graduated from high school today so I’m feeling a bit old today. It just seems that as you get older there’s more expectation from family and friends to know exactly what you’re doing in life at every step of the way. Of course my friend’s family wanted to know what her next step was and she’s still waiting to get certified so she can get a nursing job so she’s waitressing for the summer and has no idea where she’s going to end up in the future. Now that I am nearing my senior year of college, I find myself thinking about grad school and my “adult” life a lot; where am I going to grad school? what program will I choose? Where will I work while I go to school? Will living at home with my parents again kill me? I think about it constantly and I feel like it was just the other day when I got my undergrad acceptances in the mail. It’s crazy to think how quickly life really does move, and you don’t even notice until these moments are over. I’m cherishing every last one until my brother leaves for his first year of  college in the fall, I begin my senior year, my friends get real jobs and life begins for real. Take it in and be happy for what you have in the moment, because before you know it… everything is different.