As the realization of turning twenty in 10 days sets in, I have had a lot of time to sit back and think about how goddamn stupid I was.

Because the thing is, when I was 14, I wanted to be 16, and when I was 16, I wanted to be 18, and when I was 18 I wanted to be 21. But that's not true anymore. The best year of my life was junior year of high school into the summer. It was full of adventure, friends, boys, among other things, you can use your imagination.

As I sit here in my apartment at school, I realize that I wasted my teens wishing to be older than I was. My friends and I would spend hours talking about how we couldn't wait to be 21 so that we could go out without our parents freaking out.

The thing is though that along the way the school work got harder, the drama back in high school turned into bigger problems, and friends and family became further away.

I took my teenage years for granted and I've finally realized that. I always hated when people told me not to grow up to fast, but I can honestly say they're right. Years flew by for me, and I won't ever get them back.

This was short, but I do hope that you don't make the same mistake I did.

Enjoy yourself, enjoy your life.