Last Wednesday I went back to my old high school for my sister's induction into National Honors Society. First off, am I the only one who thinks this group is some sort of cult? Anyway. I was sitting in the remodeled school's indoor courtyard (it used to be an outside courtyard when I attended York) and I had some crazy flashbacks to my high school days. I could picture myself walking through the courtyard in between classes just to feel the sun on my face for a whole 35 seconds. Then I did some quick calculations and realized I was a freshman 16 freaking years ago! Holy CRAP! I remember it like it was yesterday. For a good 20 minutes I started panicking.
Where has the time gone?! What have I done with my life?! Why am I so fat now? Why am I soooo old?! I instantly wanted to be transported back to high school, and relive my carefree days. But then I remembered my adorable kids at home, and decided that I am one lucky mama. I'd still give anything to be a size 2 again though. Ohhhh a girl can dream, right?!
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| 17 year old Betsy. |
Then last night we hit up my old favorite bar, Docs. I have had some of my very favorite (crazy, drunken) nights at Docs. I was excited to go back and make some more crazy memories. But instead I had 3 drinks (in 5 hours), yawned the entire time, got annoyed that I had to scream over the music to have conversations, and ended up leaving by 12:30. It was a nice evening...I liked hanging out with my friends and siblings, but I seriously kept looking at my phone thinking
...Brevin is going to be up in 5 hours. 4 hours. 3 hours. OH GOD I'M SO TIRED! There was no dancing. No shots. No trying to score free drinks (hahaha as if I really could in my current condition!). No crazy pictures. No falls. No plans to find something to do after hours. All I wanted to do was SLEEP! Yeah. Childless Betsy would sleep until 12 or later after a night at the bar. Current Betsy does not have that luxury. Damn those kids of mine for needing me in the mornings ;)
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| Carefree Betsy after a night at Docs. Ohhhh to be young again! |
So yeah. I'm starting to feel old. I even woke up with a headache this morning from 3 drinks. Pathetic. I told myself 30 was going to be the best year ever. So maybe I should try to at least squeeze 1 crazy drunken night in before I turn 31...just to prove that I'm not
that old...
We'll see.
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| Old Betsy. |
3 comments:
I totally know how you feel! When our kids are finally old enough to sleep through the night and learn how great it is to sleep in, we'll be back to our partying selves ;)
I am feeling a similar sense of oldness these days, and I have no children to be the cause! I can fall asleep on the couch as early as 9pm on a Saturday night. What a barrel load of fun I am.
It is crazy to think about how long ago we were in high school with endless amounts of energy. But you've got a wonderful family now, which hopefully makes getting older a little sweeter. :)
This post is getting old ;) - time for some updates girl! I know you have lots with a toddler and a newborn in the house!
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