Sooo, yesterday was my 18th birthday. Wow. I can't believe I'm a legal adult now. I don't feel any different except for this sort of looming responsibility I sort of see on the horizon. It feels odd to know that if something were to happen to my parents (God forbid) that I could legally just live alone and have to take care of myself. Wow. Scary thought. Enough of that.
So, I celebrated my birthday by going shopping with my mom on Saturday. It was a very quick, though successful, shopping trip up to the mall topped off by (what else?) Olive Garden! I now have tooooons of clothes to take pictures of and post on poupee girl, after a streak of having nothing new to post. I was mostly looking for things to wear in Mexico/ over the summer, so I got to go crazy with the fun colors and prints! It felt kind of odd to be shopping for regular clothes once again, rather than looking for things to go with my Lolita outfits. While I did splurge a little in Claire's, I walked right on past Hot Topic (le gasp!). I figure that I don't really have the money to spend on the overpriced mall-gawthy-ness, even though I do occasionally find lovely things in there.
Anyway, I spent my actual birthday lazing around the house in sweatpants, occasionally helping my mother clean the house. My mother then made one of my favorite meals (pork ribs, twice-baked potatos, and onion casserole mmmm!) and we had a proper dinner (by proper I mean that my mother, father, and I all sat and ate dinner together at the same time, lol). Shortly after that, I realized that I had a ton of homework to do...only part of which I actually did. Really now, some of these classes are just getting silly.
Overall, it was a pretty relaxed and low-key birthday for me.
On an unrelated note, I have my eye on this dress here for prom: http://www.nexteve.com/shop/evening-dresses/cream-off-shoulder-satin-F08_532.html
I'm unsure what color I want, but I'm leaning towards black. I would really like it in lilac or pink, but pastels are always soooo overdone at prom and I think the dress lends itself to a more refined and mature color. I need to make up my mind by Friday. Must ponder.
Also, I've been forced to make another decision in the next few days. Soccer or work?
After assuring Jenny that since I have always been able to do both in the past, it would definately work out for me to keep both my job and play soccer, it turns out I was wrong. After mentioning that I would only be able to work weekends to the management, it seems that I need to make a choice. They didn't really say it in so many words, but there's only one other person in my position that could cover all the weekday shifts, and it wouldn't be fair to her to have to do all of that work on top of school plus having to work the other weekend shifts. It's something I never thought about before, since there have always been more than just the two of us for the job in previous years.
I'm really stuck.
I NEED my job, it's where I get all my spending money, and I really need all the cash I can get to use as spending money in Mexico this spring. But I've played varsity soccer for three years, plus doing the badger state team in the summer, plus working at the soccer camp in the summer. I mean, I'm not passionate about sports as a whole, and I'm really not that good, so it shouldn't hurt the team much at all, especially considering we only lost two players from last year and are gaining a whole bunch of freshmen. I just don't want to be seen as a quitter, and I don't want to regret not playing later on. I've had some fun in the past, and I've made some contributions to the team, but I'm not irreplaceable by any means. When it comes right down to it, I need to look at my priorities. Keeping my job is more important to me right now than playing on a school sports team, especially when I was never a star player or anything and we were never stellar. The things is, too, that my coach has always been of the opinion that kids in high school shouldn't have jobs (lolwut? but whatever, he grew up in Belgium so perhaps they have different work ethics and age expectations, or maybe it's just a personal opinion). I remember when my brother had to miss practices and stuff for work, and our coach was not understanding at all. I also would feel bad about quitting soccer because of all the people I've been trying to recruit for the team and how excited I've been for the past few weeks leading up to the first practice (next week Monday). I've been encouraging all my friends to join and have been so excited about it lately, that I feel I would come off as completely fake or completely wishy-washy if I just up and quit.
Sigh. I just wish this wasn't such a tough decision, but hey, that's what BEING AN ADULT, means. Is it in any way ironic that the day after I turn 18, I'm faced with such a difficult decision? Meh, my life odd and often not fun. Case and point, I have one week to weigh my options about this issue, though I'm pretty sure I've made up my mind. Perhaps someone can convince me one way or the other or help me make the best decision?
If you are still reading this, I'll give you a cookie. XD
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3 comments:
welll i'm in the media center at school so i had time to read.... your birthday sounds fun although you did not do a lot... shopping sounds great... lucky you. as to the dress... doo black...and i love it! um... what else was there... oh soccer and work... icant make your decision for you,but perhaps you could find a different job? one that lets you work on just weekends. yes i know that in this economy it is difficult to find a job in general, so ya, but its a suggestion... g2g see ya later
i would have been the first to comment on this! what the heck did i say the last time i commented on this? i have no idea...it sucks that you have to chose between soccer and your job though. i did not buy anything when i went shopping that day...but that was alright. olive garden, love.
and as for what i put the last time i attempted to comment here...i want my cookie! lol
First off, that dress is gorgeous! And you have bought it, so well done! Good luck on the alterations! Anyway, it is lovely! Your pre-birthday seemed fun! Shopping is always fun! Soccer or work? Wow that does suck to have to chose! It always comes down to work or play...I guess we all have to be responsible and whatnot...
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