What is your life plan?

Last night was a great night spent with family and friends, laughing and drinking. But when the fun was over, and it was just Bryan, Christine and I, we put on Pandora and were just hanging out. 

A song came on by Brad Paisley, it's called "It Did". I'll share the lyrics at the end of this post, but it got me thinking even more about my "life plan". Recently I've been re-evaluating this life plan of mine, for the better and the worse, and I've come to a couple conclusions

This is how I thought and was planning on it to go:

1. Graduate high school

2. Get accepted to & attend college

3. Graduate college

4. Find a good paying job

5. Get married by 25

6. Buy a home

7. Have children by 30

8. Live happily ever after

This is how it's gone so far

1. Graduated high school

2. Went to college for two years and then came home because I realized I wasn't doing what made me happy

3. Was working at a job I hated that paid a lot and traded it in for a job I love that pays the bills

4. Moved in with Bryan and got engaged

5. Got married at 23

6. Living in an apartment until we can afford a house

I feel like I'll never make my dad as proud of me as he would have been if I'd graduated college, and that I might not get the best job because of that as well, but you know, even though the original plan didn't work out exactly like I'd planned, I'm happy. And even though we are not exactly where we want to be financially yet, I'm happy. And even though we don't own our own home yet, I'm happy. I married the love of my life, we have a great support system, jobs, and a place to call our own. I have to remind myself that we are still young and have time to accomplish many things in life

Things don't always work out the way you plan them, but it is all about how you adjust that "life plan" you laid out for yourself in the beginning. And that's what this song reminded me of, don't give up hope because just when you think it can't get any better, it does. At least that's what I took away from it :) Instead of looking at these changes in my life plan, I need to embrace them or I'm going to miss my life!

Artist: Brad Paisley

Song: It Did

Album: 5th Gear

A single red rose and a table for two
a nice chardonnay and an ocean view
ships coming in and stars coming out
we sat and we talked til the place closed down
then we took a long walk down on the beach
Her and that white dress and her bare feet
we stopped and we watched the light house light
I pulled her close and I held on tight
and I said to myself
it doesn’t get better than this
no it doesn’t get better than this

And it did, it did, oh it did.

Fast forward to that next spring
we were looking for a preacher
Picking out rings
Family coming in and friends coming out
To that little white church on the outskirts of town
Me in that tux fighting butterflies
Tears of joy in my mama’s eyes
Her daddy walking her down the aisle
He lifted that veil and I saw that smile
and I said to myself
it doesn’t get better than this
no it doesn’t get better than this


But it did, it did, oh it did

Just when I start thinking it's as good as it can get
This crazy life does something just to let me know
I haven’t seen anything yet

Nine months later nearly to the day
There we were flying down the interstate
Car weaving in, car weaving out
Through traffic running every red light in town
Delivery room and the doctor comes in
I’m right beside her she’s squeezing my hand
One more push and a baby cries
Sweet little angel with his mama’s eyes

And I said to myself
it doesn’t get better than this
no it doesn’t get better than this

But it did, it did, oh it did
Yes, it did