Ah, the sweet freedom of getting out of your teens and entering into a new season. Get ready all you newly 20-year-olds, the next ten years are a wild ride.

And heck, I am only a solid 6 months into my twenties (so clearly I can impart so much of my wisdom of the last 6 months on ya').

A couple of weeks ago I had this realization of how unique of a time in our lives this is. For the first time, we aren't necessarily in the same exact stage of life as most of our friends. Some are married, some are finishing up college, some are working full time, some are finding apartments or moving away.

Needless to say, the list is endless about where everyone is in this crazy life. There is something so bittersweet about tasting the reality of this for the first time. During the ten years that make up our "twenties", we will see many get married, we will see some have babies, we will see people travel and move away and come and go.

We will be the ones getting married, having kids, being babysitters, and hiring babysitters. We might be the ones moving far away. We might be the ones going to our last day of school ever. You really never know what could happen in the course of a decade, but this decade specifically could seriously be one giant mystery.

Without further a due, here comes a compilation of 4 reasons to fall in love with THIS season of life, this oh so mysterious and confusing time of life... and it is comin' at ya' from one of our favorite TV shows.

1. You realize everyone around you is just trying to survive.

Phoebe said it and she sure wasn't wrong. I forget sometimes that we are seriously just trying to figure things out, and at the end of the day, no one really knows what the heck is going on.

2. Freedom

There is something very freeing about being this age and it gets us all sorts of PUMPED. At the beginning of your twenties, you are fresh out of your teens and you could seriously do anything. If you want to travel, go backpacking, or buy a cheap plane ticket with your best friend. YOU CAN.

3. You meet people that will actually be in your life for the long run.

A lot of people meet their spouses at this age. A lot of people meet some of their best friends at this age. Those gals that you can count on in the future? Yep, a lot of them are met RIGHT NOW.

You can settle into that career you have been working towards. You can escape your hometown and settle into a whole new community. Odds are you are going to come across some really, really, incredible human beings that you can honestly say you want to keep in your life forever.

4. There is a whole new level of independence and dependence reached.

Rachel Green was slapped in the face with this realization and we all have one of these moments in our own life too. Whether you are moving into a house with your new husband or wife, moving across the country to work, or staying right in the midst of your hometown, you really gain a new understanding of who and what truly matters.

This growth teaches you that you have got to get a backbone in order to survive in the real world and that you will start to know who you can depend on when you are sick or just need a shoulder to cry on.

No matter what age you are, make the most of the day that is right there in front of you!