I've been thinking and reminiscing lately about my "glory days". They weren't really all that long ago. Ya know, back in your late teens and early twenties when your invincible and nothing could bring you down.... yeah those days. It makes me kind of sad that I didn't do more during that reckless, free period of my life. I drank too much and dated stupid boys and genuinely had a lot of fun but I had no responsibilities, not a care in the world and I didn't really do a whole lot. I should have traveled more, been more daring, gone cliff jumping a few more times, stayed out until dawn a few more times and really sucked up all that goes along with being that age. And I definitely should have taken more pictures of the friends that were so much my world back then. Warm summer nights around a bonfire with that cute boy that you'd been eyeing all day at the pond and feeling like time was standing still just for you. I miss the magic of that.
But then I got to thinking about how my late twenties were and how my early thirties are going so far and I'm beginning to wonder if these aren't my "glory days" right now? I'm better off financially (well sort of) than I once was, I have lots of friends that I share a lot of time with, I have the ability to go on adventures (though they do have to be a little less spontaneous these days) and I have love in my life. Every friday I go down to my brother's house and let my kid run rampant with his kids, our friends show up eventually with their children and next thing you know there are kids every where running in the night air and marveling at the bonfire. All of us adults talk and laugh and have a few drinks and remember when together. It has become a weekly event that I looked forward to and get excited for. I wonder if in ten years we'll find another way to all get together and share our lives with each other? I wonder if anyone else feels the way I do and realizes what a special time this is in our lives. Yes we all have our money issues, marital issues, kid issues, house issues, etc...but for a brief moment on friday nights it's all put behind us and we just enjoy each other. It is something that I will always hold close to my heart for as long as I live.
4 comments:
You really are blessed to have such a great relationship with your brothers and your friends. I would love to have a weekly gathering with family and friends to look forward to each week. I am so jealous!! You are so right though about most people considering their "glory days" to be their teens and twenties. Too many people take each day for granted. I have been trying really hard lately to cherish each and every day and live life to the fullest right now. You are my inspiration because you have always seemed to be able to do so effortlessly. Thank you for always being so positive and for setting the example for others :o)
Yes, hold on to these family rituals and gatherings - they will bring such richness to your life. And the fact that your children see their parents' closeness will set a pattern for their lives - you are giving them a wonderful gift.
And I wouldn't worry about your glory days being gone, if I were you. You've got plenty of glory ahead - take your adventures as you can and live them to the fullest. Now that you know, in retrospect, what you failed to appreciate at the time, be sure to appreciate the joy now.
I admire your career plans - talk about glory days! Learning something that will bring comfort and ease other people's pain. THAT's glory, indeed!
awww you put a pic of us on here! I love you beck!!!!
-nicole
of course i did Nicole!!! <3
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