This past Saturday The Boy and I had dinner with another couple. We went over to their house and had a lovely dinner of roast beef, potatoes, broccoli and bread. We had cannolis and ice cream for dessert. Modest amounts of wine and beer were consumed. We played some wii and just chatted. We came home at a reasonable hour.
This contrasts greatly with how I spent many Saturday nights as a twenty-something. Out with larger groups of people. Usually out at a bar drinking lots of alcohol and arriving back home way too late.
For some reason this realization struck me upside the head on the way home that night. I suddenly and overwhelmingly felt like a mature adult. Almost like I was playing a character, an older version of myself. I was on the outside looking in and I could hear my older, more mature self speaking to me.
Of course, this wasn't a sudden change but happened gradually. I gradually started "going out" less, and drinking less and coming home earlier when I did go out. Which is why I'm a little confused as to why it suddenly hit me this way.
Have you experienced something similar? What was your experience in discovering your transformation from young adult to just plain adult?
I have most definitely experienced this, but since I experienced it rather early on (I was 25) I'm finding myself revert back to my 'party stage'. Though I still hate nightclubs, and prefer going out to a pub/bar where live music is the only time I will listen to music that I have to yell over to talk to someone.
So I'm not sure I'm quite there yet since it wasn't permanent but I do also LOVE dinner parties!! hehe
hehe. sounds like you've definitely had a taste of it. i feel like such an old lady complaining about loud bars and crowds. lol.
I still have a hard time seeing myself as an adult. I make responsible decisions, I pay my own bills, hold down a job, and still the whole time, I feel like a kid playing house.
Dawn, I know what you mean. I felt the same way. Still do a lot of the time!