Eighteen Years

                     The first year couple years of your life are critical. You start learning so many things: smiling, crawling, walking, talking and you even learn how to learn. When you hit about five years old then your really on your way, off to kindergarten and meeting new friends. Without the eye of your watchful parents you really start seeing the world in a whole new way. 9 years later and high school is my way of living. It hit me like a train, all of a sudden I have all this freedom. Being able to leave school property without a note, that was something unheard of in elementary school.
                     Now I'm moving on, in 2 short months (hopefully) I will be getting out of here and I cant wait. It's not that I don't like high school it is just that I am so fed up with it. I'm ready to 'grow up' and take the next step to post-secondary. This is something that I am completely ecstatic on, I seriously cannot wait! It's a little scary when I think about it, all the responsibility I will have to take on. What stresses me out the most is money! Really not looking forward to that what so ever but it comes what the package, right?
                    Anyways, what all this comes down to is today is my birthday and so much is changing! On my 5th birthday all I wanted was that new toy, on my 10th it was a scooter and last year it was my license. This year all I can think about is how all my birthday money is going towards next year. Each time I put more in my savings account I get more excited, the sad thing though is in one push of a button it will all get emptied and go towards my schooling. I don't want to sound like I'm complaining but in all honesty, I  have never been this stressed out about something ever!
                 I have to remember that although I am stressed out at this point in my life, I also have a lot to be thankful for today. I have an amazing boyfriend who treats me so good, friends who make me laugh and a family that is always there for me. I also have the classic things to be thankful for, a roof over my head, food to eat everyday, and my own car which most kids my age don't even have.
                It blows my mind that I have already gone through 18 years of my life, 18 more years and I'll be 36, that is so crazy! Cause it feels like these years have gone through fast, I remember being younger and waiting for this age to come, waiting to get older, waiting to get taken seriously and here I am still wanting more.