Photo Shoot

So far 2008 has been one of the most interesting years in my entire life. Not only did I get a charcoal sketch done of me in Starbucks but this last Sunday, my cousin and I went to check out this bar near the house she has been living at and got roped into doing a photo shoot for the bar. We almost didn't even stay but my cousin decided we should just go for it and try the place out. It was one of the best decisions! Not only did we get free drinks and food but coming soon you wil get to see her and me on a website holding up our drinks and pretending to be best friends with people we met 5 minutes earlier. It was definitly a memorable night! If 2008 can be this amazing and uncomfortable in the first 2 months, I am interested in seeing how the rest of the year goes!

(I know you are dieing to know, and I'll let you know when the pictures are up :))

I'm ready!

When did I become old? I knew it was coming and have been fighting it in a way but today I officially felt old and think I might actually be ok with it. I came to this realization when I read an email from a friend of mine. She had a meeting with a guy and said that he was young and couldn’t be over 31. I totally agree with her that 31 is young and that’s when I realized that I am officially old. I know I am still 5 years away from even turning 30 but to view 31 as young, I think that makes me old. Besides that, I can’t drink like I use to any more. I figured that one out a couple weekends ago when I went to visit friends in LA. I always thought that when I turned 25, that would be when I needed to figure out when I should start worrying about wrinkles and start using an anti-wrinkle cream or something. I am turning 25 in 36 days. I can’t eat anything I want like I use to and when I do I can get the pounds off but they don’t come off as easily as they use to. I still feel young in some ways though. I can’t imagine being married right now. I know people who have gotten married at 19 or 20 and cannot imagine being married for 5 years at my age. My Mom already had 2 kids at my age. I haven’t even changed a dirty diaper. My cousin just had a baby a month ago and I am totally content being the “fun cousin Beth” for at least a few years. I watched my cousin’s baby for about an hour a few weeks ago and that was the first time I had ever baby sat for a child under the age of 1. I have been out of college for almost 3 years now as well. I think I am finally ok with turning 25 though. I have been struggling with it for the last year but today I finally feel ready. I’m ready to put all the dumb decisions, bad choices in boyfriends, and bad choices in friends behind me. Take the things I have learned in life, the person I have become and step forward into the unknown world of adulthood. I still have a long ways to go but I am slowly learning what I want out of life and what is really important to me and the type of person I want to strive to be.