When I Grow Up...

Is growing up something that happens gradually or is it something that happens over night? For me, it's been a bit of both. I've always been mature for more age, even more so in the last few years. At 19 I'm much more interested in moving out, getting married and thinking about my future than the average person my age.

My mom is on vacation at her trailer all this week though and suddenly I feel more adult than ever. She's been gone since Friday night and I've already done dishes, cleaned the litter boxes, three loads of laundry! I also made a grocery list, Tyler and I budgeted and everything since we are very nearly broke until payday. We also currently have no microwave so everything we bought had to actually be real food!

Not only that, but we had dinner guests! Andrea and Shawn came over yesterday for spaghetti. I realized last minute that I should get some garlic bread and some dessert so I had to run to the grocery store again. The spaghetti was all stuck together (I'll be sure to use more salt next time!) and we ended up with more food than we needed (better than less food I suppose), but overall it was a lot of fun. After dinner we all sat outside for a while before heading back in for dessert. Andrea and I did the dishes while Tyler and Shawn sat in front of the TV (men!).

The most interesting thing that I've found through all of this is that I really don't mind doing any of it one bit. Tyler is so helpful, so I don't usually end of doing anything alone. We take turns with the litter boxes, and help each other out with the dishes. I did all of the laundry and even put it away, but at least he carried it all downstairs for me!

It's weird to say that all of this makes me feel grown up, dishes, laundry and such are things that I have been doing for most of my life. The difference is, now I don't mind doing these things. I understand now that the stuff has to get done so I might as well get it over with. It's also a lot less stressful to just keep on top of these things. I don't want to have to do two hours worth of dishes at the end of the week or ten loads of laundry.

I'm pleased with how well Tyler and I work together. I am so happy about the couple that we have matured into and I'm excited to see how much our relationship will grow from here.