Party like its my Birthday!

I’m not into the whole New Year’s resolution thing because we all know they don’t last, but have decided this a good time to begin blogging regularly. Since I currently blog about twice a year lol. This isn’t really about sharing with the world about the things I’m doing because I’m a realist and know my life isn’t that interesting, crazy, or dramatic. It is more of a means of expressing some my [profound] hah thoughts about life and growing up. What better day to start than the day after the first of the year, MY 22nd BIRTHDAY!



Some friends and I were just discussing our goals for the next year and I realized how much this year is a milestone in my life. I WILL graduate hopefully find a job hopefully move out, and maybe meet someone. I’ll be happy with the first three in hopes the last happens in the next few years. I turned 22 today and decided I am officially “old”. Having a birthday party of sorts or getting presents isn’t really that important to me. I plan on eating a casual dinner with friends and then celebrating with my family in a few weeks.


In about four months (WOW I can’t believe it’s really that close) I will be graduating with my Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida- Go Gators! With this particular milestone will come many other opportunities and responsibilities…like a job! I’ve begun my search for the “perfect job” and been networking and such in hopes to find it. With that comes a little anxiety. In my mind I’m thinking what if I find a job and hate it, don’t like my co-workers, move away and have no friends, NEVER meet my soul mate, or am never exposed to life outside of BC.


I try to focus more of the flip side. I WANT to move away. I love the small town I’ve grown up in. As much as we make fun it is nice knowing everybody and feeling like everyone is family. This is especially true during celebrations- weddings, baby showers, and graduations and during losses- deaths, injuries, accidents, and sickness. However, there is a big world out there with a lot of amazing people impacting it and I want to be a part of that. I want to meet and learn from these people and eat different foods and try different things. I want to own/rent my own place and decorate it with all of the images in my head. (It may end up looking like a circus, we’ll see.)


This seems like enough for now! Even though I become anxious about the future every time that anxiety appears I remember these verses and peace comes.


“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34


“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6