The excitement builds as the day gets closer to your 21st. You have reached the last of the milestones of birthdays and after this they are all counting numbers. The only difference when you turn 21 is of course, being able to purchase your own liquor and binge on alcohol. This is all fun and games until you realize you are just getting older.

My birthday is in just a few short weeks and I made this realization a few months before. Although I am excited because of the opportunity of being able to go on a beer tour in the Grand Rapids area or going to a wine tasting in Traverse City, this does not help me settle my nerves on getting older. We all like to hope that we will stay young forever and that life will be just a little bit easier as long as we don't age. However, it will never happen this way. We will age. And with that, there is nothing to worry about.

After turning 21 and having the privilege of being a full adult with all my milestones reached--it seems like your done growing. You're the full adult and you probably won't get any taller so you have reached your peak. Your mind is matured and so is your body. Now it's just time to face life head on and try to take advantage of it.

I would like to make 21 as not just the age that you now get to go out with your friends, drink until you pass out, or buy liquor every weekend. 21 is the age that you have fully matured into an adult. Now you can face life and do some great things only now, with a beer in your hand.