August 13, 2012

  • Catch 22 - Story version yo

    For some reason, the transition from 21 to 22 was a big one. 

    There's something inherently young about 21 and somethiung inherently old about 22. 

    At 21 you can finally drink, party, go to clubs, etc. without worrying about fake id's or getting caught by the cops or whatever. It all feels young, if that makes any sense, but once I turned 22 it all felt old. I've never been to a club, I've probably drunk alcohol a total of six times and I don't party at all. I guess I'm pretty straightedge. In any case, when you tell people you're 21 it brings about connotations of youth. 21 is a big milestone, that's for sure. 22 though... it just seems like the beginning of getting old. I mean, what other things are there to look forward to after 21? 

    13 was cool because you're finally a teenager.

    16 was cool because you finally could drive.

    18 was cool because you could go the strip club and you were finally an "adult" (and buy cigarettes, but that's not cool at all).

    and 21 was cool because of the drinking, clubbing stuff.

    Then... what? I guess you can rent a car cheaper at 25, but big whoop right? 

    So with the age 22, I felt a shift from young to old. From, "Whoa, you're 21! You can party and drink!" to "Oh, you're 22! You're old."

    Does that make sense? It does to me. lol

    But yeah, my 22nd birthday was okay. It started out like poo poo but ended nicely. 

    I'm kinda lazy to recount the whole thing so I'm just going to do a good stuff list and a bad stuff list.

     

    Bad stuff:

    - she never texted back

    - people kept singing happy birthday to me (it's nice and all but it stresses me out!)

    - people kept asking me what I wanted to do later in the night when I didn't feel like doing anything

    - the sushi restaurant we ended up going to sucked. But my friends like it so I guess it was alright 

    Good junk:

    - it was my birthday! duhh

    - church was the same day, so yay!

    - hearing Gilbert's testimony was really inspiring (lesson learned: be patient)

    - I love my friends and family

    - I got money 

    - had some powerful prayer with Jeff at the end of the night

     

    I also learned another important lesson. Never like a girl during your birthday. You'll either be really happy, or really sad.

    I experienced the latter, but yeah, lesson learned! 

    In the end, it was a birthday that started out bad but ended up good. On my list of best birthdays it'd probably be... next to last. But hey, it was still good. Just not as good as the others.

    yo

Comments (2)

  • Huh, that is true about all those age checkpoints, but at 22, you're still really young! Make the most of your youth (and your life in general!), because although there aren't any more defining ages, there are still defining moments in your life to look forward to, such as when you meet the love of your life, get your dream career/calling, go to somewhere new for the first time and so much more! Happy belated birthday, Jo! :)  

  • @pk_hotaru - You're right! there are still a lot of other life checkpoints to pass through; I seem to have forgotten about all those... does age make you more short-sighted? haha but I still feel old. ughhh twenty-two! 

    thanks though, An! :] I needed to hear all that. 

    I really do appreciate it. 

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