Twenty-six and a half...

I realized the other day that last Friday was my half birthday and with that it made me think about a few things...

When did we stop celebrating and proclaiming half birthdays?!?! I very distinctly remember telling people proudly that I was 5 and a half years old. And now I hold onto every day of each year. I will be 26 until 11:59 on April 4, 2008! I just wonder when in life this happens. I'm think mid-twenties. Growing up I always wanted to be older. I wanted to be 13 so I could be a teenager. I wanted to be 16 so I could drive. I wanted to be 18 so I could "be an adult". I wanted to be 21 to be able to drink. After that there weren't many big milestones. Now each year I just feel like I'm getting older.

I don't think I would have a problem with getting old except that I often just think that my life doesn't look anything like what I thought it would at 26. I don't necessarily think that is a bad thing, it is just different. There has been a lot of talk about regrets among the blogging world in the past month and it has made me think. Do I regret things I have done (or didn't do) in the past. No and in the same breath yes. I don't regret not marrying the man I thought I loved when I was 20. I don't regret transferring schools 5 times. The things I do regret is not investing in people as much as I would have liked. I regret that I've hurt people in the past. But for the most part I'm happy with where I'm at.

Another thing that I pictured differently at 26 is that I always pictured myself married by now. A lot of my friends are married at this point and as of recently my friends here in Texas have begun dating. It's just made me wonder when will it be my turn?!?! I am so happy for the girls as they have found great guys to hang out, I just miss that and want it! So I continue to wait...

So here I am, 26 1/2 years old, single and still in school. I'm so excited about where I am in life. I love the people that I live with and am around. I really enjoy my job and coworkers! I am enjoying school. I do love where I am at, it just looks differently than what I thought life would look like at this stage. I feel as though these next 6 months will fly by and then I'll be 27... Ahh the story continues!