oh, life.

its been a joyous day. happy easter to all.
life is about change, and i am seeing the handiwork of God all over the place in the changes around me. i decide tomorrow the fate of my summer, although Florida will happen regardless. i can't believe i'm going to be 22. how does life fly by so quickly? I went to the bburg boys basketball championships this weekend (amazing, i might add), and saw so many people from my past. It's been at least 3 years since I saw most of them. it was incredible to see how little, and yet how much, has changed. have you ever seen the end of mean girls? where the "junior plastics" arrive to take main characters spots in high school? it seemed to happen a lot like that. I could have easily pointed out the specific groups, cliques, and people within the crowd. and at the same time, it was different because i'm not that age anymore. i'm growing, i'm getting older, and i'm going to get pushed into reality in about a year. how intimidating is that?
i'm ready for a change in scenery. i'm ready to get out and explore the world a bit more. feeling independent is liberating, and yet terrifying. i want to experience the world, and yet i am so apprehensive about actually doing it. God has blessed me with incredible friends and family, so i know I won't be alone (plus i have Him), its just the consequences of my actions can't be covered up by someone else. they are my responsibility. yikes!
in some ways I want to speed ahead and see what is next, and in some ways i want to stop life right where it is before it gets any different.
oh, life.

and i really liked this quote: "Life, done properly, is romantic."