Just a thought.

"I just had an apostrophe... Lightning struck my brain."

I visited home this weekend and had to return today because I had a shift at work. When I got off work, I was exhausted and just wanted to go home, but I couldn't because I knew I had to stop at the store for some essentials, like food, tissues, and the like. When I finally arrived home I still couldn't rest because I had to unload the car and make myself some dinner (such an inconvenience right? Making food... psh!). My evening then continued on with confirming plans to pick up my friend from the airport tomorrow, setting my alarm for work in the morning, budgeting out expenses, checking my email for rehearsal schedules, etc., etc., etc. You get the picture. Well, I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and it hit me.

I'm a grown up.

I live in a home I pay for with money I've earned. I buy my own groceries. Pay my own bills. Maintain a professional and a personal life...

Remember that time when I lived at home and all I did was go to school and hang with friends? I had no job and Papa bought my food, made my meals, and did my laundry... What happened?!?!

I'm not just taking this moment to say, "I'm a grown up," because, well, you already knew that. I taking this moment to reflect and say how incredibly blessed and thankful I am to have had a father who raised me right; who gave me the confidence to go out on my own and the knowledge to actually succeed in doing so. I'm also thankful for my mother who left behind a legacy of goodness and strength that inspires me to be who I am. And beyond that, my family and friends who encouraged me and taught me along the way.

Now I'm not saying this to be all sappy and lovey. I'm saying it because it's fact. And because it was an honest thought that crossed my mind.

Thats all :)