That day when you realize you are (perspectively) old

Everyone has those days, regardless of age, where you look around you and are like "When did that happen? When did people start doing that? How long's that been going on for?" Face it, it's that day when we realize we feel really old and realize the future and all it contains - our plans, hopes, fears - is now and rapidly approaching.
I mean, not even a year ago, I was in high school, eagerly and fearfully anticipating the next step in life. And now, it's mid-April of my freshman year of college and I'll be going home for my first college summer in less than two weeks. I mean, dang, I look at my Facebook feed and see this year's high school seniors and just be like, "Yeah, been there done that. Oh, you'll find out."
Haha.  Like I'm some old wise scholar who has traveled the high school world and back and know all.

I wish. Actually, not really, there are cooler things to be well-cultured in.

Anyways, lately I've been talking to a bunch of my friends back home and I've realized that it ain't going to be the same. And you know what? I'm totally fine with that. I really enjoy my life here in Wisconsin and likely will stay for a while. Those friends who I still talk to from Minnesota, we share a strong bond of friendship that distance really can't get rid of, so I'm not worried. Yes, the relationship will surely be different and perhaps a little more awkward at points, but we can always recover.
Then again, it's gonna get really weird here when my friends start getting married. Which is happening, by the way.
It's already happening. :O
Seriously, once one person pops the question, two or three follow, and it's just a cascade effect. That's not necessarily a bad thing, the ones I know here who are engaged are older and defiantly have God's blessing in their planned marriage. But it's just a little scary when you think about how soon that happens and how likely it is in all of our futures. My mom got married when she was barely 23; that's less that four years from where I am now. :O Do I have to catch up, or should I be fine where I am now? I believe I'm perfectly fine here now, but it's a feeling that always persists.

Well, don't you all go off getting married now. There's so much more to do while I'm single, and I haven't experienced it all yet.

Till next blog (hopefully in summer...)

Jacob