Where are we now?

Location: U.S. Missouri, Kansas City

Topic: Freedom

So this may be a bit of a rant.

I've never felt so free as I have the past few months. I look around and see that so many of my friends have gotten married, and have families. I think to myself, I am soooo not ready for anything like that. I love that I can pick up and leave everything here and go off to a far away place without much repercussion... maybe a little ding in the bank, but it is freedom. I've talked to a few of my friends that have been married and have kids, seems like their big things are what they are going to do for the weekend in town... whereas I talk about what country I am going to go to next and what adventure I hope to find. I'm randomly going to Ireland and England in May with a girl that is as crazy as I am. This is the second trip I have planned from a bar, but the first one that has actually accumulated to actual tickets and plans!

Why would people give up freedom like that? Maybe its just me but I love living in an apartment with a door I can shut and leave for a week and not have to worry about what to do with the kids, or who is going to mow the grass while I am gone... I think I may take more trips like this because I guess I'm still searching for the ultimate adventure. Where am I going to go next?

I've been making a list:
Egypt
Greece
Peru
Alaska
Eastern Europe


and its going to keep getting longer and longer