19 vs 39

Things I miss about being 19:
1. being responsible for no one but me
2. the hard decisions like whether to buy the $100 pair of shoes or the $100 jacket
3. making heads turn
4. weighing 118 and thinking I'm fat
5. being able to call cute boys and have them show up 10 minutes later
6. the confidence to dance by myself at a club
7. did I mention having no responsibilities?
8. no mortgage
9. having my dad pay my bills
10. a car with no payment
11. nothing more stressful than a Poli Sci final to worry about
12. eating a large pizza and 2-liter of Dr Pepper and not gaining a pound
13. frat parties

Things I DON'T miss about being 19
1. fretting over my reputation
2. date rape
3. dating
4. roommates who stick me with long distance bills for calls to Taiwan
5. relying on my dad for money
6. fretting over thinking I'm pregnant and hearing nothing but crickets chirping when I call my boyfriend to tell him
7. cheating boyfriends
8. stressing over having the latest styles
9. all-nighters for finals
10. lack of confidence in the sack to get what I want
11. settling for guys who showed a smidgen of interest when I could have done better
12. worrying about getting an MIP when hosting booze-laden parties at our apartment
13. bad hair (it was the 80s people, come on)

Now, that I'm going to be marking the 20th anniversary of my 19th birthday soon (Nov. 7) ... it just made me think about things. *shrug* Looking back made me realize I miss those days of that banging body and the ability to stay up all night partying and still have energy to go the whole next day. Where did the years go? Maybe I can graduate from hottie to MILF?