Looking Forward to the Future

"We turn not older with years, but newer every day."- Emily Dickinson

Today is my 17th birthday...I don't feel quite much older, maybe just a little wiser. Turning 17 isn't one of the real "important birthdays." I mean, when you turn 15 you get your permit, 16 you get your license, and 18 you're an adult...Then it goes down from there. I can't even call and order a Snuggie off a commercial yet, I have to be "18 or older to call." The only thing you get when you're 17 is if you get convicted of a crime you can be tried as an adult, and you can get the adult library card pass at the Lebanon Library.

Another Addition to my Conservative Library
{One of my birthday presents :) }

Another year goes by and it seems like I'm growing up super fast. I remember back in 3rd grade I tried to figure out how many days it would take till I turned 16, and it seemed like an eternity. I just wanted to be able to drive... Then in Junior High I figured out how long till I graduate. I only have one more year and a month to finish out my calculations, then I'll have to calculate how many days till I graduate college, get married, have children etc.etc.etc. The list goes on and on. 

I know that I'll always have something to look forward to, something to dread, something to enjoy, and another day to come when I will get one year older. As for today I'm happy that I'm alive and healthy and ready to take the world by storm as a 17 year old.

And that was Lindsey's thought of the day, where Lindsey shares an Everyday Thought.