Famous

So I'm officially an antique...the big 2-5. I mostly feel good about being 25. I had a great time with friends, family and the top 10 from American Idol. Yes I rang in the big 2-5 by going to the American Idol Concert. I think me, my friend Christine and David Cook were the only 25 year olds there. By the way David Roland Cook of Blue Spring, Missouri is the winner of the 7th season of American Idol and if you didn't know that and you thought you were my friend, than you thought wrong because I've mostly obsessed over him for the past 5 months. So there I was watching all these people perform and then David Cook took the stage...no I take that back, he OWNED the stage. As much as I enjoyed his set it also made me jealous. Why is it that he is 25 and he is living his dream. It got me thinking, am I living my dream or am I just living. I have a bunch of emotions on the subject I guess. I do love my career and goals, but I wouldn't say it was the dream job either. Why did I never pursue theatre more or broadcast journalism or public relations or music (not in singing, but in record label side of things)...I love that stuff. I look at some of my friends who are doing those things and okay maybe they are still peons and I have a fancy masters degree and a nice desk, but did I settle? I don't know. I often get jealous of people who have cool jobs and are doing what they always dreamed of doing. I must admit I didn't grow up dreaming of working as a college administrator. Yes I find my job and life I chose to be fulfilling, but I wish I would have took more risks when I had the chance. I know some of you are saying...you're only 25 you still can take chances and I still might, but right now I am happy where I am. Maybe I'll so the theatre, public speaker, music producer thing later in life. I have other dreams beyond just a job that I want to start chasing first.

I think back to David Cook who had been one of thousands just a year ago auditioning for American Idol...he took the risk and look where it took him, beyond his wildest fantasies. Strangely though I am thrilled for him, not that I know him, but he could have easily been a guy I went to school with who only dreamed of being a rockstar and didn't care about school. Well when you gamble sometimes you win and sometimes you loose. I'm happy David Cook won. Over the past few days I have been listening to the song "Dream Big" that he performed during the top 2 finale and I really enjoy the lyrics. I will leave you with the lyrics and I set out to take some more risks in my life....maybe not professionally, but I have a lot I want to get out of life and I need to stop wasting time. So here ya go the "Dream Big" lyrics - although youtubing it would be awesome too because David Cook looked yummy when he performed it:

When I was a little boy,
I swore that I would change the world when I grew up.
Nothing else would be enough.

I see it everyday,
We settled for safe,
And lose ourselves along the way.

'Cause if you don't dream big,
What's the use in dreaming?
If you don't have faith,
There's nothing worth believing.
It takes one hope,
To make the stars worth reaching for.
So reach out for something more!

It took a well perfected plan,
For me to finally understand,
That it's not me.
Faith is something you can't see.

I wiped my tears away.
Now it's time for a change....
No I can't waste another day.

'Cause if you don't dream big,
What's the use in dreaming?
If you don't have faith,
There's nothing worth believing.
It takes one hope,
To make the stars worth reaching for.

'Cause if you don't have faith,
What's the use in dreaming?
If you don't have faith,
There's nothing worth believing.
It takes one hope,
To make the stars worth reaching for.
So reach out for something more!!