Remember When...

Remember when you just turned 16 and couldn't wait to drive anywhere and everywhere? For hours and hours? And you could put $5 of gas in your car and be set for the whole night?

This morning I cursed my car, the traffic, and the fact that I have to drive at all.

Remember when you could go out all night every night of the week and party like there was no tomorrow? And you didn't care if you missed class or had to called off your crappy part-time job?

Last night I couldn't wait to get home and go to bed.

Remember when you used to complain because you'd get home from school at 3:00 and had to do an hour of homework?

Now I just try to make it out of work before dark.

Remember when you were mad because you had to spend a few hours doing homework over the weekend?

Now I try to cram in housework, yard work, laundry, grocery shopping, and quality time with my husband and son - all in a very short 48 hours.

Remember when you would spend hours and hours on the phone with friends, talking about anything and everything, and your parents would yell at you to get off the damn phone?

Now I pray that the phone doesn't ring at night because I spend all day on the phone at work, and it's the last thing I want to do at home.

Remember when all you could wish for was getting out of school and moving out of your parents' house so that you could be an adult and do whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted?

Now I long for the care-free days of youth, where I had minimal responsibilities, free room and board, a home-cooked meal every night, and all the money I had was spent on whatever the hell I wanted buy.

So my big question is this: What the hell happened to my youth? I woke up one morning and I was old. A responsible adult with all of these responsibilities. What happened to that fun girl who was always the life of the party? Why does she now long for the nights where she can go to bed early? Why does she dream of the days where she can just sit around in her pajamas and not have to do a damn thing except watch movies or take naps? How did this happen to me?? It's like I went from 16 to 60 in one fell swoop.

I'm very sorry. Today Lo Lo is just feeling a bit nostalgic. But don't get me wrong - I love my life! I love my hubby and my son! I know I've strived all along to get to this point in my life. I guess today, I'm just feeling a little blue thinking about what used to be.

On a happier note, tonight Mel and I are going out for the first time in a very long time, and I'm planning on getting wasted, getting into a fight, getting kicked out of the bar, and making out with someone. Just for old time sake. I can't wait to come home, $60 dollars poorer, with a massive headache, and no recollection of what I did over the course of the evening.

Fasten your seatbelt, Melanie. It's going to be a bumpy evening. YEAH BABY!

Okay, who am I kidding? I'll have half a Bud Light, get all giddy, and fall asleep at the table.

Good times, my friends. Good times....