For the past couple years, Lisa and I have planned a girls’ weekend.  And for the past couple years it’s been just the two of us that participate because it’s so hard to get people together.  When you graduate high school and go to college it’s all about making friends, hanging out in groups and having a good time.  You would rearrange all kinds of plans if something else looked more fun.   Then real life kicks in, you graduate, find a job and slowly transform into someone you don’t exactly recognize.

Responsibilities start piling up and before you know it you’ve lost touch with people that used to consume your life.  You weed out people you don’t need to talk to and squeeze in minimal amounts of time with others.    Those goofy pictures you saw of adults juggling all these balls and looking frustrated and miserable?  It’s for real, it really does feel like that.

Simply put, this sucks.

(Yes, I’m a college graduate who still uses: For real, this sucks, no way, that’s cool, bummer and many other phrases that would have both my English and journalism professors cringing.  If I close my eyes I can see Lessenberry’s chicken scratch all over this post.)

I’m a firm believer that life doesn’t have to be as complicated as we make it.  I think the first step is to stop being so complacent, letting life’s current just take you.  I’m extremely guilty of this.  It’s much easier than to actually make decisions, especially hard ones.

The past year seemed like a game of monopoly.  Buying properties because it was feasible and it’s a “good time to buy”.  I’m grateful for it all but it just adds a lot more pressure.  More bills to pay, more things to clean, more plans to make and less time to chill.  Yes, I’m 28 and sometimes I would really just like to be 18 again (let’s be honest, I only act my age 75% of the time).  18 was a very good year, the first 6 months anyways.

This is getting ridiculously off track.

Lisa and I have added one more participant to the 3rd annual girl’s weekend.  Sad it’s only one but I’ll take it.  All relationships take time and effort, including friendships.  If you haven’t seen your friends in awhile maybe you need to take a step back, re-evaluate and simplify.  Things don’t make us happy; it’s people, experiences and memories.

*jumping down from my soapbox*