Significant Moments

I have a feeling that tonight will be a significant moment in my life. I will be heading to Waco soon and tonight will be the last night that I spend in Waco with Carole and Britt. This will be another turning point moment in mine and Carole's life. Our first moment came the night before she got married. I was laying on her bedroom floor and she was laying in her bed. Our apartment was all boxed up for the move the next day. She would be getting married and I would be moving back to Dallas to begin my life as a teacher. As we laid there and talked we were aware of how that moment was a turning point. Our friendship would be forever changed. The second moment came right before their baby girl was born. I was spending the day with her because she was near here due date and we didn't want her to be alone. We were laying in their bed talking. We both felt like that was another turning point...that we knew things were about to change. A couple of days later their beautiful baby girl was born. Tonight will mark the third major moment. We are about to move to Virginia and start another chapter in life and in our friendship. It is happy and sad and exciting all at the same time.

I feel the time passing at home too. I have mentioned this in previous blogs...but it is so signifcant to me. I am about to head out...far away from home...marking a huge moment in my life with my family. I always thought this moment would be when I got married...but the moment has arrived before that. I am adult...it feels strange to think that. I don't always feel like an adult...but I am.

I think how much I have changed in the last 7 months...and I think of how much more I will change in the next 5. Sometimes I don't even recognize myself anymore. I like the new me but I miss the old me. But life is about change. Things change whether we want them to or not. We can either embrace the change or resist the change. I have done both. I think embracing the change is much easier in the long run. New and exciting times are ahead. And they are all marked by significant moments in my memories.