Last Splash

The gene pool could use a little Chlorine.

When did I become an adult? I'm not saying I'm not fun-loving or don't have immature moments, but when was the exact moment I went from naive to responsible? When did giggling in the back seat of a car, passing a bottle of Jagermeister on the way to a dance club become *gasp* ordering that third pint of beer that I maybe shouldn't have? When did New Year's Eve go from stumbling around the sidewalks of Manhatten in a mini-skirt at 2 AM to inviting friends over to drink and spend the night at our apartment, so no one would have to drive after drinking? When did flashing truck drivers from my the back of a passenger van on a trip for my performing group become driving said performing group to their next competition and taking care of all accomodations, being responsible for 20 15-21 year olds? When did switching jobs when I wanted a new challenge become having to weigh the options of career advancements against moving away from my family? When did wanting to move to D.C., Boston, or New York to experience "city life" become wanting to move further towards the outskirts of town to have more than a half acre of land and some peace and quiet? When did skinny dipping after the pool closed (and walking back to the apartment naked) become being self-conscious in a two-piece in front of my family? I'm sure if I sat here long enough, I could think of so many more things that have changed (seemingly suddenly) in the last 5 years, but I cannot pinpoint the moment between 19 and 26 that doing all of the things I use to do became all the things I do now. When I look back at myself at 19 or 20, I think "man, those were fun times" and in the next breath I think "man, I did some stupid shit"!

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