Being 23 is so different than 18

My interviews with Geico and The Gibraltar Group went well, and I am hoping for some positive news (meaning a second round of interview). I think my interview skills have gotten significantly better since my last interview in Dallas, TX. Though I didn't get that job, I was grateful for the experience because the growth has definitely shown in today's interviews.

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But today is not about that. Today was a day of realization - so much has changed since I graduated high school, more than I realized.

{A choir concert in...2005??}

{High school prom - first and ever!!}

From Facebook (a social network), I found out that my high school choir friend, Cindy, is going to be a mom in October. My fellow summer musical performer, Chelsea, just became a mom to an adorable girl. Last month, I found out another choir friend, Shannon, was engaged to her long-term boyfriend. One of Z's friends are getting married this June. Two of my friends are in serious consideration of marriage. 

I can't even list all of them anymore. So many of the people I knew back in high school are either married, had or having a baby, or got engaged.
  I'm a little freaked out. 

{Some football game in 2005}

I'm not freaked out because I feel pressured. I feel freaked out because it is SO different from high school now. Of course my roommate, Erika, is being the smart one and told me that I am in that age.
Age? What age? Well, I am 23. I guess that means, people that I knew five years ago are adults and are moving on with their lives.

It is so weird that I am in that age now. I guess being 23 is way different than being 18, more different than I thought. It's almost as if I'm not ready for such a transition. Funny thing is, I am not the one who is going through major marital changes, and yet I feel the impact.

{Pay attention to the date - Dec 21, 2005. The girl in the middle of first row is Cindy, the new mom}

I didn't know I was getting old this fast.