Tuesday, March 5, 2013

10 Recent Events That Made Me Very Confused About My Age

5 Events That Made Me Feel Old:

1.) This is my first post on this blog in 2 years. I also couldn't remember the name of my own (obviously highly-trafficked and beloved) blog for the last 3 months. The early signs of dementia are afoot.

2.) I'm going to Disney World next week for my last college spring break.

3.) I'm going to Disney World next week for my last college spring break, and it occurred to me that the last time I was IN Disney World, the headline of the newspaper read that Geri Halliwell, more popularly known as Ginger Spice, was leaving the Spice Girls. That was in 1998. What is that in numbers? I weighed about 60 pounds soaking wet in 1998. Kids that were born that year are getting their learner's permits this year. The iPhone was still 9 years away. Mulan wouldn't be released for another 3 weeks. Oh, and if I didn't stress this enough before, GINGER SPICE LEFT THE SPICE GIRLS THAT YEAR.

4.) I've had a Facebook account for 8 years. That's terrifying.

5.) My youngest sibling just turned 18. My dad and stepmother are now going to retire to the beach like they've been threatening to do for over 10 years.

5 Events That Reminded Me I'm Still A Child At Heart (and that's where it counts, anyway):

1.) I still sleep with a nightlight. There are many causes linked to this, but mainly, I'm just a big ole baby.

2.) I recently had 6 Icees in 7 days, all of which turned my mouth a very vibrant shade of blue. On the Seventh Day, I saw that it was good and I was full, so I rested.

3.) I ate Chef Boyardee Mini Ravioli for lunch 2 days ago. I still haven't graduated to the normal size ravioli.

4.) My drawing skills haven't really improved much since I was about 10 years old. Neither has my penmanship. Oh, and I'm still just as bad at multiplying numbers by 12 in my head. I'm choosing to look at this positively.

5.) I still can't whistle.