So, here I am at 18 years old, and I thought I would do a little bit of a reflection on my past couple years of, well, life. Now I know exactly what you might be thinking, and that's probably how could my life be any different now that I'm at the weekend of turning 21 years old? Well, my life is immensely different from when I was but a wee 18 year old. They tell you that once you turn 18, that's when you're legitimately an adult. Ya know, you're able to legally have sex, legally smoke, and put your life on the line for your country, if you so wish. Oh right, and you can vote for the good ole POTUS. 20 years old can't be too different, right? That couldn't be farther from the truth.

I'm 20 years old, and I'm living on my own off-campus. I pay for my own groceries, I have my own(ish) house, I pay for the rent of the house I'm living in, I have been off to basic training and job training for the military, I have spent two semesters on a legitimate college campus, I'm already a junior in college, I'm in two fraternities on-campus, and I'm currently working on being more involved in a good number of organizations on this campus. Along with me increasing my involvement everywhere I can, I am also pursuing degrees in both Law Enforcement and Theatre, and minoring in Psychology. If you had asked 18 year old me what I was going to be doing at this point in my life, I would have thought I was absolutely insane. I was barely involved in high school and basic training, and I'm paying for all of this higher education, so why not make the absolute most of the time I am here?

21 is just a weekend away, but might as well be an eternity. Just a weekend away from being able to buy practically anything I really want to. Just a weekend away from getting that glorious stamp on my hand once I walk into a bar. Just one last weekend away from being able to drink beer from a glass when I go out to Buffalo Wild Wings. When I go out with the guys on the weekends, I won't be the "little guy" anymore. These are the wonderful things I am specifically looking forward to once I wake up September 12th of this year.