Funny Story

My last post I said that I was going to forget about all of society's expectations and go to Australia. (I will add in here that I posted that like 6 weeks after I actually wrote it.)

Turns out that a few days after I wrote those words, I got an email from a family in New Zealand. They were looking for a nanny to start in January 2011. (I have a profile on a nanny-finder website)

So guess what?!

I get to drop society's expectations and go to New Zealand, which is super close to Australia. And that totally works for me :]



It's one of those crazy moments in life where you are like, "holy (cow, moly, s***), this is totally meant to be. I've never been able to shake the feeling of just wanting to go somewhere and live, and experience something new. And I've always wanted to do it by myself, not when i'm married. Now I have the chance, and I'm running with it!

Can't wait to see this in person!

Twenty Years...Young.

I recently turned twenty years..old? young? Twenty is a strange age. I mean, you've been an 'adult' for two years now but you don't have the letters T-E-E-N in your age anymore.

The last couple months of being nineteen my friends and I had a couple conversations about turning twenty. It was during these talks that we realized that the "twenty's" is when most people accomplish major life tasks.

 

For example:

1. Obtaining a college degree.

2. Successfully finding and marrying a person.

3. Successfully becoming pregnant and bearing a child. (female)

4. Successfully impregnating your female companion. (male)

5. Major purchases such as a home, car, and even furniture.

6. Paying bills in a timely manner so that you may enjoy hot showers and cable television.

7. Raising aforementioned child in a way as to avoid him/her becoming a murderer, rapist, or stuffy businessman.

As much as this list scares me, I am sure that there are many more surprises just waiting to pop up in my face, and scream, "Here I am! Now you have to deal with me like the adult that you are!"

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I deem myself incapable of accomplishing these tasks (although I have come to terms with the fact that actually finding someone willing to spend forever with me is going to be quite daunting). It's just kind of like when your parents told you as a child that you couldn't have a cookie and instantly all you want with your entire existence is an oatmeal butterscotch cookie.

You would tackle a nun for that cookie.

You would kick the easter bunny in the shin for that cookie.

(I realize that comparison is sort of backwards but that's what I thought of as I pondered what to compare this to, but then I also thought of another comparison that's totally better so here it goes.)

It's like when your teacher gives you homework that's due the next day and suddenly you think of 17 extremely important, life-changing things you would rather do instead like:

1. Collect slugs.

2. Learn to knit.

3. Facebook stalk your 2nd grade crush.

4. Learn how to Jerk.

5. YouTube different ways to use your tongue for when you make your move on the hottie from chemistry class.

6. Stare at a wall.

7. Facebook stalk that slut/manwhore that totally checked out your boyfriend/girlfriend.

8. Text 6 people at once. Accidentally send a text to the wrong person. This causes drama. Spend night either fixing or participating in caused drama.

9. Photoshoot! This takes a while. It's all about the angle.

10. Do some cartwheels.

11. YouTube Michael Jackson videos. Attempt to copy his epic moves. Fail.

12. Google cute quotes to post on Facebook!

Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~MalagasyProverb

13. Google song lyrics to post on Facebook!

"If I lay here, If I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world?

" -Snow Patrol

14. Text your crush for 4 hours about absolutely nothing.

15. Blow stuff up and/or set things on fire.

16. Read MLIA.

17. Update your Facebook to make yourself appear more appealing to members of the opposite sex.

So my point is that I feel like society is telling me to buckle down and start accomplishing tasks and my response is, "Screw that, I'm going to Australia!"