On aging

At what point in your life, do you feel like your old? Or even at what point should I feel like a true adult? In the United States a person is considered an "adult" at the age of 18. At 18 you are allowed to vote, you can purchase cigarettes (but not alcohol), you can get married, you can buy property, you can do pretty much whatever you want (abiding the US laws of course).

Well, I've been past 18 for almost 6 years now. But I still don't feel old, or even adultish really. I mean I'm graduated from college, I work full time, I'm married, we even own a house! So at one point do those these in our life make us feel grown up?

A couple weeks ago Nate and I went to Seattle. And while we were there we stayed in a hotel. (What is it that is so fun about staying in a hotel?) Nate said something like "do you ever feel like we're playing pretend?" Like how can we just stay in a hotel, by ourselves? Or even go on a vacation when we want, where we want?

Last night we went to the midnight showing of Dark Knight Rises. Today, I am exhausted after only 5.5 hours of sleep last night. My freshman year of college I went to bed around 1 or 2 or 3 almost every morning, and granted my grades didn't end up being the best, but I felt fine. I felt alive, and coherent. And today I feel like crap. Does my needing more sleep mean that I'm getting old?

I guess I shouldn't complain about sleep until we have children and are getting 5 hours or less of sleep regularly, right? And then maybe having children will make me feel grown up? Having a little being to care for besides myself?

Right now I think 25 feels "old", but that's only a little over a year a way for me, less than a year for Nate.

So I have a couple questions for you... whoever you are, no matter what age you are, do you feel "old"?

Second question, I want to make a list of 25 things I should do before I turn 25.  Any suggestions for me?

1. Run a 5k. (I know I run this distance often, but not outside and not in public)
2. Read 10 books.
3. Take a  photography class.
4. Get pregnant.
5. Sew a dress for myself.
6. Travel to another country. (Again. Hopefully Europe next summer)
7. Learn a magic trick.
8. Make breakfast in bed for Nate.
9. Lose 5 pounds (And keep it off until #4 happens)
10. Have 10,000$ in savings.
11. Stop biting my nails for good. (It probably means I'll develop another bad habit to replace it though)
12. Cook a turkey.
13. Eat vegetarian for 2 weeks.
14. Float the Provo River.
15. Study ASL.
16. Dye my hair brown.
17. Study German.
18. Sew a blanket/quilt.
19. Paint 2 more rooms in the house.
20. Pay for a stranger's meal.
21. Make a compost bin.
22. Visit a new state with Nate. (Together we've been to Utah, California, Washington, Idaho, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia. And drove through Arizona, Oregon and Nevada. 40 more to go.)
23.  Don't eat any candy for 1 week.
24.  Make homemade butter.
25. Hike to the top of Timpanogos.