I just finished watching The Neighbors. And it was very funny! But one thing kept sticking out in my mind - Zach Efron calling the family "those old people". At first I laughed about that b/c it's pretty humourous. Calling a family of a husband and wife in their 30's and a new baby "old" was pretty funny. I mean, I know people in our 30's aren't college age "young adults" anymore. But we're not old!
The more the movie went on, the more I identified with the family. A part of them missed college partying. But at the end of the day, raising a beautiful daughter and "being the party" is so much more rewarding. And definitely not "old"!
At the end of the movie I started thinking numbers and this is what inspired this blog tonight. Here are some of those numbers:
* I got my license 20 years ago. TWENTY YEARS AGO! How have I been driving that long?! That can't be right...
* We moved to Ireland 25 years ago. WHAT?! Really??? This means in December it will be 25 years since the last time I competed as a cheerleader. That makes me sound like I'm ancient...
* I work with high school kids. No big deal, really. Except these people were born AFTER I graduated from college. I could be their parent! I definitely do not feel old enough to be a college student's parent. Whew, thank goodness we waited so long to have Tiny!
* Of course, I became a parent 6 years ago. SIX! Where have those last 6 years gone...
* I taught myself to type and use a computer 19 years ago. Before that I had barely touched a computer. And today I can't live without one!
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This blog was started one month ago. Geez, I'm not "old", I'm just ADD, haha! But seriously, to finish the blog, 39 years, 364 days ago I was born. Yep, in two days I'll be turning 30+10.
THIRTY + TEN = Really, Freaking Old
But I don't feel that old so I'm sticking with 35 for a little while longer! The numbers can keep going up; high school and college age kids can call my generation "those old people"; but in our hearts we'll always be young and fun!
