Friday Feature.....

Two posts in one day after 20 in a row. I impress myself sometimes or maybe it's because I've had 2 glasses of wine - doesn't matter.

Here's my "Friday Feature". It's another blog. A very funny blog that my co-worker introduced me to.

Check her out.

Because I've Got Nothing Else....

I don't really get stressed about much - if anything. I'm pretty easy going and don't spend a lot of time worrying about things that I can't control. Therefore I'm a little bit baffled about my constant anxious/nervous feeling that I've been having for the past week and a half. I can't put my finger on it though which is starting to annoy me. Since I've been spending time trying to figure out what I'm so anxious about, I have no idea what to blog about, so instead, I'll answer the questions that I've seen on a few blogs and sip my glass of Cabernet.

1. Did you date someone from your school? I did.
2. What kind of car did you drive? first a chevette and then a Plymouth Sundance

3. What was the most embarrassing moment of HS? I'm sure there are many, but I'm thankful I've been able to forget all of them!

4. Were you a party animal? Not so much for fear I'd get caught and get kicked off the volleyball or basketball team

5. Were you considered a flirt? Yes I was.
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Band - played the trombone and lip synced my way through choir
7. Were you a nerd? I don't think so

8. Were you on any varsity teams? Yes - basketball and volleyball
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? No.
10. Can you still sing the fight song? Of course!
11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mr. Kaiser and Mr. Koster
12. Where did you sit during lunch? In the cafeteria with whomever else didn't go home to eat lunch

13. School mascot? The Mariners.
14. Did you go to homecoming, and with who? We didn't really go with dates, it was usually a group thing or with my best friend Leah.

15. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Sure, it was a pretty good time.

16. What do you remember most about graduation? The mixed emotions - so happy to be done, but a tad bit sad at the same time

17. Where did you go senior skip day? I don't think we had that.
18. Were you in any clubs? NHS, Riverwatch, Envirothon
19. Have you gained some weight since then? I have

20. Who was your prom date? you've seen all the pictures
21. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? I did - it was a good time

22. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? take a deep breath and realize there is a great big world out there waiting for you.

Cheers.

Thought for Thursday......

This week's thought is about loyalty to your hairdresser.

I went and got my hair colored tonight. I'm back to a much lighter color in case you cared.
I've been "seeing" Kinsey now for about 2 years. There was one period in this 2 years where she was unavailable and I need some hair help STAT so I just picked whichever stylist was available.

I felt guilty that whole time and had my fingers crossed that she wasn't working that day and would see me with somebody else.

So I asked her tonight what goes through her mind when one of her clients is "seeing" somebody else. She was very honest and said, "my first thought is that they couldn't get in to see me, but my second thought is oh, crap what did I do wrong last time, but there are some clients that I'm totally okay with them not being my client anymore."

Are you faithful to your hair stylist or do you just go to whomever is available - do you keep going to the same place or do you mix it up?

Family Time....

Last night was a great time. We met up for dinner with my aunt, uncles and cousin before his concert at First Ave. Here's a little shot of the family members that were there. Our waiter was no joke when it came to taking pictures for us - he was all business making sure we had the perfect shot.
I'm so thankful to be a part of such a cool family.

Concert.....

No time for any deep thoughts or photos of me in formal attire. I've got a concert to go to.

I'm hitting up First Ave tonight to watch Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons. Looking forward to a fun night out, plus I have the day off tomorrow!!

Prom in the 90's......

This episode of Monday Memories is all about prom. I went to four of them which is about 2 too many. At our school you had to be a junior or senior to attend, but if you were a sophomore and were asked by an upper classman (and you parents said yes) you could go.
If my memory is correct, I made a deal with a boy when I was in the eigth grade that I would go to prom with him his senior year. I held true to the promise. We double dated with another couple and had a great time.
Here we are dressed in white. Please take note of the pile of hair on the top of my head and the tails on his tux. Good stuff for the spring of 1995. Moving on to Spring 1996 and my junior year. My date was my boyfriend at the time. If you check out any of the blogs I visit, the guy in the photo below is about to become her brother-in-law.
There are a couple of things that I remember quite vividly from this prom, but I'll only share one. If you notice in the picture, I'm standing sideways. Want to know why? Well, let's just say that it isn't a good idea to touch up your nails about 10 minutes before your date arrives. Why you ask? Well, because you could spill almost a full bottle of nail polish right onto your satin dress. I'm just sayin' it could happen.

Onto my senior year. Spring of 1997. I went to two proms this year. I was dating a guy from our rival town and went to prom with him. We had a great time minus the high school drama from the girls at his school that weren't my biggest fans. Whateva.

I just want to jump into this picture and fix my posture - seriously - stand up straight and would it kill you to smile a little? To my defense, I remember being really hungry at this point in the night. Isn't it weird the things that you remember from a particular evening?

Same year - 1997, different prom. One of my best friends from high school was a year older than me and two years older than her boyfriend (now husband). She was cool with letting us go together. I didn't invite the rival town boyfriend to my own prom because in a small town, you have to snag your dates early, as in the first day of school, and my rival town boyfriend and I weren't dating at the time. It's all about your strategy people - gotta play smart.

I really enjoyed all four proms for different reasons. At that time in my life, they all seemed so important. Looking back now, not quite so much. Good memories though!

Back at you.....

Due to lack of blogging content, I'm throwing a couple of questions back at you.

Back in the day, we had gone on a few camping expeditions with our friends. This was before they all had kids and we only had one. We'd bring games to play during the day, but during the evening, we turned to the book of questions or something similar. Let's just say the last time the book came out, it wasn't pretty for all of us and I haven't really touched the book since.

As I was dusting today, I came across the book "If (Questions for the Game of Life)" and thought I'd open it up for you. Don't worry, I'll keep the questions G-rated.

1. If a photograph of one part of your body were to be used in an advertisement, which part would you want to be used and for what product or service?

2. If you had to name the dumbest purchase you've ever made, which would it be?

3. If you could be a contestant on any game show, which would you like to be on?

4. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would like like to have heard?

5. If you could have any music group that no longer exists play at your birthday party, who would you want?