Girl Between The Lines: How Does It Compare?

Today's prompt:  We all imagined what our lives would be like when we were "grown up".. . how does that compare to what your life looks like now?? 

Hmm....I suppose I could honestly say that nothing looks the way that I thought it would.  I somehow managed to stumble into living in a sea of maroon in a place that frankly feels like a crock pot for about 3 months out of the year.  I'm not married.  I don't have a car seat or two to lug around.  I don't have a high paying job in San Francisco.  I'm not taking care of a bunch of cows whilst writing a book.  I'm not arguing cases in front of a judge.  I don't own a pair of Louies (not that I ever really thought that one would happen, but hey, a girl can dream!)  

But what it does look like?  It's so much better than the pictures I ever had in my head.

It looks like hour long phone calls every night with a boy that makes me smile.  And a job that I honestly might do for fun even if they didn't pay me.  It looks like a group of friends from all different phases of my life that make up the best support system you could imagine.  It looks like trips to Europe and baptizing God daughters and hanging out with the cutest nephew on the planet.  Like karaoke bars and eulogies and bachelorette parties.  It looks like 7 bridesmaid and 1 groomsma'am dresses hanging in a closet.  Like a family full of crazy fun people who support each other no matter what happens.  Ski trips and birthday parties and girls' weekends. It looks like rushing the field and football games and crossing half marathon finish lines and parasailing over the ocean.

It may not look like what I thought, this life of mine,....but that's because God knew better.  He knew bigger.  I am grateful for that.