So I’m going to be 18 in one week.

Terrifying?

Yes, yes it is.

I realized I have learned a lot in my 18 years that I didn’t plan on learning, and haven’t learned enough to be ready to be an adult.

I’ve learned how to fake a smile.

How to get over a broken heart.

How to figure out who real friends are.

How to listen, sometimes.

How to be a better person.

How to laugh through pain.

How to cry with someone in pain.

The list goes on and on. But I’ve made a list of things I want to do before my childhood comes to an end.

1. Play at the park

2. Color some pictures.

3. Run away from home for a minute.

4. Bubble bath.

5. Go on a bike ride.

6. Take a nap.

7. Get tucked in.

8. Roller blade.

9. Blow bubbles/draw with chalk.

10. Watch a Disney movie.

11. Get a kid’s meal.

12. Puddle jumping.

13. Play-doh.

14. Make a total mess of something

I am terrified of having to be an adult and fend for myself. But something I do know, is that I have had great parents who have gotten me this far, great friends who will help me continue to get farther, great family who always backs me up, someone that I care about who will be there for me 🙂 mistakes that I learned from and many more to make, and a whole world of experiences ready for me, the gospel which will get me farther than anything else in the world, and the testimony that I have that will change my life forever. Childhood, we’ve got one week left. Let’s make it count.