Abe Linc: I guess he was a pretty wise guy..

One week ago I celebrated my 20^th birthday, the dreaded day where I officially left my teenage years behind me. And guess what? 

I felt exactly the same.

In fact, I haven’t felt any different in the way that I think since as long as I can remember. (Ok, lets say 12 or so.) I still have an obsession with fantasy novels, I have no control over my raging sweet tooth, and I can’t help but giggle when someone accidentally says “do do” in a sentence.  

 

It was a weird moment when I realized I am at the point in my life where the decisions I make could possibly affect my entire future. But the thing that had the biggest influence on me that day was a card my big sister gave me with a quote on it.

“It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” –Abraham Lincoln

 

I have wanted to start a blog for quite a while now, and looking back I wish I had. I just got back from a 6-month trip to Australia, and I would have had a lot to say then. But, that stage of my life is over and I am now back at my home in Arizona.  BUT, the adventure continues.

Sure, I am back to working 2 jobs and in school again. And yes, increasing age is unavoidable. But making the most out of every single day is not.Which brings me to the point of this blog.
 

Getting older. 

But instead of focusing on “Where has the time gone?” or “I wish I could go back to that one time…”  the focus is going to be life....I guess more specifically MY life, and me keeping myself accountable to put as much life in my years as there are years in my life. 

 

On a side note: I have only followed one blog my entire life, and it is brilliant. Ok, I might be a little biased considering it is my brother-in-laws blog, and the majority of it is about my sister (who I have mentioned twice in this entry now). They are the coolest newlyweds you will ever meet. Check them out at tastethemarriedlife.com.