What is the best way to ring in the weekend? A nap in bed with Lily while cuddling my favorite 6-year old to sleep. And now, I bet, I won't be able to sleep until 2am. Too good there's a re-run of Game of Thrones Season 3 - or is it? It's in German, and they felt the need to translate the names; it sounds so, so weird!! And so we arrive at this week's cue for Finish The Sentence Friday:
The most unexpected part of being a grownup is...
... that it's not all as it looked from 6-year old me perspective. There's always money in the wallet, just by magic. Adults could do whatever they wanted and no-one ever told them no. How grand it will be!
Now, that I'm somewhat adult-ish, I generally always have money in my wallet (as long as I remember to get some from the ATM before I run out), but unfortunately it doesn't just magically appear there. Yes, theoretically no-one's really ever telling me no, except my reason, and the fact that despite being an adult, I still need an indecent amount of sleep to truly function. So I still go to bed early (at least I try), take an afternoon nap (if I have the chance), eat my veggies (which I like nowadays), shower every day (can't imagine not to any more), and behave in general like a very good kid.
Except that I now have the responsibility to take care of two actual kids, earn money, pay the bills, make decisions that have actual consequences, etc. Hey, that was NOT part of the deal, or was it??
Thank you so much for hosting, Janine!
I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Jen! We're going out for lunch with my parents and a friend on Sunday, and I'm really looking forward to it :-)
DeleteHa! It definitely is not the same as I thought even at 17!
ReplyDeleteThat's true, Kate. At 17, nothing sounded better than being all "grown-up".. What the heck did we THINK????
DeleteEnjoy your weekend and I know definitely not the way we thought it would be to grow up, because when you are a kid you think that money totally grows on trees and that so is not the case and not even close.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, it doesn't, otherwise, I'd plant a forest of money trees :-) Why do things always have to be different than what we thought?
DeleteI know ... really wish I could find a magic wallet! ;)
ReplyDeleteOr the legendary money tree :-) Have a great weekend, Chris, and thank you for stopping by!
DeleteI want the free money too and I hardly ever remember to go to the ATM. Thanks so much for joining us!
ReplyDeleteIn Germany, we rely much more on cash than debit or credit cards. In most restaurants you can only pay cash, or stores won't accept card payments under a certain amount. So I visit the ATM about twice a month :-) Thank you for hosting, Kristi!
Deletehaha - I used to think that when you needed money, you just popped your card into the wall and it come out. I had to explain to my son just the other day that that's unfortunately not the case - it seems like most kids who've grown up in the ATM era think that too! Isn't it so annoying being a grown-up and actually having to face consequences to our actions?? :)
ReplyDeleteWhat's really annoying is that the consequences we face mostly also affect others. It was so much easier as a kid. I didn't pick up my room, so no TV. I didn't eat my veggies, so no dessert. Nowadays, it's not that easy.. If you ever find the wall that gives you money just for putting a card in, let me know :-) Have a great weekend, Lizzy!
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