Things I'd never thought I'd say

I'd never thought I'd use thirty to describe my age. When I was younger, thirty was seriously old and eternity away. It was supposed to take forever to come. Now, I'm thirty-one, feeling kinda old. The eternity just arrived.

I'd never thought I'd be single by age thirty. In my perfect little plan, I was to marry at twenty-two, have two children by twenty-four, and live happily ever after. Well, it seems like God had other plans for me.

I'd never thought I'd be shy of my age. Not that I don't like my age, I just don't like the "You mean you're that old!!" statements. They make me feel like I'm a hundred.

I'd never thought I'd wish time would slow down. When I was younger, I craved growing up so I do things like grownups. They looked so independent. Now I'm grownup, I don't see anything fancy about it. There's no independence. Just many responsibilities.

I'd never thought I'd want the youthfulness to stay. Just to linger for a while. So I don't have to wrinkle in the face, or use more cream on my face, or lose the energy. Especially the energy. I still want to have all that energy and more so I can do all I can without struggling much.

Oh well, so time flies, and I find myself doing and saying things that I'd never thought I'd say. I guess it is true - it all comes in the sweet by and by.