Once Upon A Time

Once upon a time, I was a career minded, goal orientated person. I had big dreams to be a chemist with my dad and work side by side with him. Getting married and having kids was a thought, but not the most important thing in my life.
Once upon a time, I had an empty clothes hamper. I had closets without clothes hanging all over and piled on the floor. I had outfits without spit up on them. I had hair products that did more than hold my hair in a pony tail. I had MULTIPLE things of eyeshadow and I knew where my lipstick was (gasp!).
Once upon a time, I got my hair cut and colored every 5 weeks at the latest. My bank account was fatter and my belly was smaller. Pulling an all nighter was a good thing and didn't mean a trip to the doctor in the morning. I went to bed without the constant music of a mobile.
Once upon a time, my arms were empty. I didn't know the joy of a cuddle. I didn't know the way my heart would swell when I heard "mommy, I missed you all day". I didn't know the love I would feel for another human being.
And although I'm sure not everyone and everything will end happily ever after, I find it so funny to look back to who I was just a short time ago. A lot of my "kids" at work are starting college soon and it seems as if this time of year makes me think of who I was after graduating high school and before college. It seems like forever ago. In fact, my life has changed in ways I never thought imaginable. I never pictured my life without my dad being in it. I never pictured getting married (it was a thought, just not a priority then), I never pictured cycle after cycle of infertility treatments, the adoption process and becoming a mom. I never thought in a million years of getting pregnant once, let alone twice in less than a year. I never knew how much I would not care about possessions and how much I would just LOVE my family! And I never knew I would be so sappy! LOL