Being 20 is very different for me. I'm in that in between age, that I'm not sure how to take seriously. I'm no longer a teenager, but I am still not officially the age of an "adult". It's one of those ages that I want to get over with as quickly as possible. Maybe, I should have a completely different outlook on it. Next week is my best friends birthday, and she is turning 20 as well. She asked me recently what it was like to no longer be a kid, and I sort of pondered on it. I can no longer fly off to never, never land. As a child, that's all I thought about, what it would actually be like to fly off with Peter Pan and never ever have to grow old. Now that I've gotten older, and every one around me has grown older, it's more real to me how short life really is. It's sort of hitting me in the face that my Grandparents wont be here forever. On my birthday, I received a text message from my Grandmother that said "Hi sweetheart, this is Nanny, I just wanted to wish you a very Happy Birthday. Don't know what your plans are to celebrate, but whatever have a great time because unlike me you only get to be 20 once." I thought about this, and I came to the realization that I can't wait to grow old. I can't wait to grow old and look back at all the memories and good times that I had. I think growing old is a beautiful thing, too many people try so hard to prevent it.
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