The Countdown Has Begun

OH MY GOSH!!!! The countdown has begun...14 days to go...

So I am about to hit the big 25, and I am having a 1/4 life crisis. I am about to be a 1/4 century. And trust me I know its young, but 25 is the point where it really hits you...SHIT I am an ADULT. Once you hit 25, that's it. You can no longer be irresponsible and do things at your whim and fancy. Granted, once you hit 18 you really you have to start looking at the big picture of life to some extent., but 25 is the kick in the ass. I was wondering why that is.

I mean turning 25 is not like turning 18 or 21. There are no rights of passage that you get for turning 25 (unless you count the fact that you can now rent an SUV w/ no penalties and extra charges). But 25 has me re-assessing my goals. We all set goals for ourselves to some extent, and for the most part I am achieving mine. But the time frame I set when I was 17 is certainly not realistic. Life moved at a slower pace when I was in my teens, but shit man, once I hit 20...I swear to you...that shit just started flying by. Seriously, you blink and its the next day, you blink and its the next year, you blink and all your firends are getting married and have kids, you blink and you got debt and grown ass responsibilities.

No longer can I make that pitiful plea for help from my daddy. You know what response I get now..."Hun, you are a professional". But truth be told...that feels so bizarre to me. Like seriously, I don't feel like I am at the age where I can have kids and a family...but in reality I am. That is so fucking crazy. Who would have thought that little old Nandi who was, as giddie and clueless as the next young girl, flipping around and bouncing off the walls of the gym (gymnastics) would be having these thoughts? I can tell you one person who didn't...ME. I just thought life would just follow a course and things would fall into place, but that is not true at all. In fact it is quite the opposite. And what I have learned recently is that "LIFE HAPPENS", so you better jump on and enjoy the ride because you blink and its over.