Grown Up

I have this roommate, we shall call her Sue for confidentiality. Sue is the craziest person I have ever met. I spend 80% of my time with her wondering how in the heck she comes to the conclusions that she does or where she came up with the nonsense pouring from her mouth. I spend the other 20% of my time laughing. To say the least she is the most humorous person I know.

She is the prime example of what it is like to be entirely comfortable in your own skin. She has a way of being confident without being cocky, and proud of who she is without being vain. I find myself more comfortable with who I am as a result. Today she discovered what it means to be a true adult by using the Quicken program to monitor her money. Who knew that dividing expenses from income could offer such a defining sense of self!

I wonder if I will ever feel grown up. I wonder if I will ever make enough to actually need Quicken, instead of my fingers to do the math. I am in college and while it is socially acceptable to have less than ten bucks or less to call your own, I seem to barely make a car payment or fill up the tank of my car.
For Sue, Quicken has drawn the line between adolescence and adulthood. What is that line for me? Is it the day I stop eating s'mores cereal or laughing at Laffy Taffy jokes? Or is it when I get over the fact that my mom knows everything and I stop calling her every other day? Or is being an adult the day I trade in the old slip on vans for some leather loafers and my beloved USU hoodie for some Banana Republic pea coat? scratch that..... I will never get rid of the vans.

I almost forgot... we had homecoming last weekend and I just wanted to say that it pretty much was amazing! I conveniently have an adorable man friend to dance the night away with and I can't deny the fact that he looks kinda gorgeous all dressed up. The best thing about dances around these parts, is that there are several dance floors and a few live bands to fit any musical taste and offer a fun variety. I must admit that we preferred the big band/ Frank Sinatra sounding band. I have a thing for Frank.