"I'm too old for this stuff..."

I am quickly approaching my 27th birthday. Officially my late twenties. I am not funny about age. I am okay with getting older. Birthdays should be celebrated whatever the number may be. In my few years I have already learned life and age is about perspective.

Growing up I thought at 27 life could possibly start getting a little boring... boring probably is not the word, not boring in that it isn't enjoyable, just boring in that I thought 27 year olds would have all the little "life details" figured out and would almost be shifting to some kind of cruise control to ease in to my thirties....and forties... Wrong. I am so encouraged by how my life is still evolving in so many areas.

Last weekend for some reason several places I went there was a reoccurring concept of being old. This is an idea I hardly associated with myself...but it is odd, there are a few things I have noticed all of a sudden....starting to wonder if it comes with the "late twenties"

1. Suddenly college students look young...even seniors...that is scary
2. Bridesmaids look like junior bridesmaids and couples getting married look so young it is almost silly
3. The kids in our youth group view us as actual chaperons...wow. when we started volunteering with the youth at our church I constantly told John that I bet the youth thought it was so cool and so much fun to have young chaperons instead of random "real adults" and parents....that lasted until we went to their senior dinner celebration and one of the seniors toasted to us saying she "never knew old people could be so fun"....ouch
4. John tutors high school kids in math and science. When he was taking on a new student one of the mom's asked him when he graduated high school...her response was "oh you are getting up there then"...yikes
5.This May makes FIVE years out of college...hmm...that means I have been out of college longer than I was in college..strange
6. My peers are now doctors, lawyers and dentists....who knew that kind of time passed!?

My favorite TV show would probably have to be "How I met your Mother". One of my favorite episodes was "I'm too old for this stuff..." (info from BuddyTv)

Neil Patrick Harris) tried to complete every task on the Murtaugh list, a list of the things Ted (Josh Radnor) feels the gang is too old to do (inspired by the Roger Murtaugh, a fictional character in the Lethal Weapon films whose famous catchphrase is “I’m getting’ too old for this s**t). Ted, on the other hand, wanted to prove Barney wrong by completing Barney’s “Old Men List” of the things he is too young to do.

Ted’s Murtaugh List:
1. Pulling an all-nighter
2. Get ear pierced
3. Hanging posters without frames
4. Crash on a friend's futon
5. Eating an entire pizza in one sitting
6. Do laundry at mom's house
7. Put off going to the doctor
8. Drinking shots with strangers
9. Leave an annoying two person message on your answering machine
10. Help someone move out of a sixth floor walkup in exchange for pizza and beer
11. Beer Bong
12. Going to a rave

Barney’s Old Men List:
1. Yell at neighborhood kids
2. Put on reading glasses
3. Eat supper at 4pm
4. Go to bed at 8pm
5. Get up at 4am
6. Take forever to answer the phone

Personally, I think all of us have some pretty good stuff to look forward to! The Old Man list is sadly pretty darn appealing...

A few other things I might add to my own "I'm too old for this stuff" list...
1. Rolling out of bed for a day of errands...this one just settled in recently. A hard one to swallow. It was normal to roll out of bed put on a hat, and maybe a little lip gloss and look ready to go. No more. Still do it? yes, but instead of looking like a fun college student foot loose and fancy free, I now look like a disheveled young adult who takes little pride in personal hygiene.
2. Marathon road trip weekends. While I enjoy the occasional "roadie" I have noticed that scooting to other cities is starting to take a lot more effort. I wouldn't bat an eye at jumping in the car and going to Birmingham and back within in a few hours, or to the beach at the drop of a hat...now it just makes me tired.
3. Having plans every night...it used to be you could almost fight embarrassment if you didn't really have plans for the weekend. Something was scheduled for every night of the week. Now, in my old age, I almost require what we call at our house a "down night" a night full of eating at home, laundry and tivo...sadly this is sometimes my favorite night of the week.

What would you add to the "I'm too old for this stuff" list?!