It's hard to believe how things change in 3 years

Today as I was browsing Facebook in my spare time (like I normally do, quasi-procrastinating on term papers), I saw that one kid I went to high school with now apparently has his own photography business! How cool is that?

http://www.milsteadphoto.com/#!portfolio

http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Milstead-Photography/137634336308423?sk=info

(A little promotion never hurt. I'm all for showing love and helping people achieve their goals! If you have a Facebook you should definitely head on over an "like" his page!)

Not only that, but this guy I REALLY had a thing for back in 8th and 9th grade - and I mean I had a crush so huge it was embarrassing; I really don't know how he never found out, because everyone else did - well, apparently this kid has made a million dollars!
Don't know how, but his Facebook status about it most definitely wasn't joking!

I find it interesting, because they're both something out of the ordinary.
I mean, there are kids I went to school with who are engaged and/or married, who have kids (and then there are the ones you never would've pegged for it! talk about surprising), who joined the military and have been overseas (or just don't live in Nebraska anymore).
There's also my former best friend, who's done marathons and is training for an Iron Man, who has been to Africa and back...

It makes me sit back and wonder what I'm doing with my life.
There are those moments where I wonder why it feels like I'm doing NOTHING meaningful with my life, despite the fact that I'll have achieved a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 3 years and will be starting on my Masters of Science in the Fall - a lot farther than a bunch of people who've graduated before me.
...
Not that those people haven't done something with their lives. They're far more established in themselves than I am.

It makes me realize some of the things that I want with my life.
I DON'T want to be the person that gets pregnant right after getting married. Kids are adorable, but they scream, they cry, they poop... They're basically a mini person that doesn't pay their way and you have to keep an eye on them constantly. I'm sorry, but I can wait a while to have some kids.
I don't want to be the person that gives up her hopes and dreams for someone else. I haven't given up what I want to do with my life because of FH - I've molded my dreams to include him in them. Being with him hasn't changed who I am. I'm still the same person.

BTW, FH = "future husband." Just for anyone wondering.

(Flashback to the girl from high school who was rude to EVERYBODY and now has a kid... Is it bad that whenever I think of her I have to wonder if her kid has made her any nicer? She certainly looked nicer in pictures, and I mean mentally/emotionally nicer, not physically nicer).

At the same time, it makes me proud of my achievements. I'll be completing my degree in less than a month - heck, I'll have just walked across the stage at graduation a month from today!
I'll be starting my M.S. in the fall (or in the summer, if I decide to go that route).
I'm getting married in less than 2 months.
I have certifications, and I'm proud of where I work... Yeah, I need another job or to extend my hours on the one that I work, but I'm proud of my job, of what I do. I've heard people tell me that it takes someone special to do in-home senior care, and I don't do anything medical, and sometimes I'm frustrated (yeah, people get frustrated at work), but I feel like I'm doing something good. And I enjoy that.

Well, I'm out for now. I could keep talking about this, but I have to get going and take care of some things.