Memory #23 – age 22 yrs The summer I turned 22 I was working at the college (post graduation), trying to fundraise for my new job starting in the fall with a non-profit, and living on my own in a one bedroom apartment. I loved it! Oh, and I was planning my wedding. Phew! In [...]

Zoe loves this crown and will wear it around the house all day. Apparently though she wasn’t too happy at this particular time! More Wordless Wednesday participants can be found at 5MinutesForMom.com

Memory #22 – age 21 yrs My 21st birthday was very, very uneventful if you consider partying ‘eventful’. I did not get drunk or do shots. I went to a ranch with Tim where we rode horses with friends. It was a really great birthday. My senior year of college was pretty uneventful as well. [...]

Memory #21 – age 20 yrsMy husband would probably say that this was the year when my life truly began. Yes, it was the year that I met and started dating him. On a whim I joined the college cheerleading team and Tim, who I had seen on campus a few years ago, had come [...]

Memory #20 – age 19 yrsAfter spending an awkward summer back in the small town trying to figure out whether the now ex-boyfriend and I were going to get back together and me trying to avoid him as much as possible, I was happy to be heading back to college in the fall! Because I [...]

Memory #19 – age 18 yrs I turned 18 the summer between graduating from high school and leaving for college. Of course I was sad to be separating from my best friends (Lissy and Missy, seen below) but I was excited to be getting out of our small town. I ended up at a college [...]

Memory #18 – age 17 yrs My Senior year of High School. The end of my glorious high school years. So many memories, so many tears. The high school boyfriend, who was a year older than me, was off to college so I was all about doing everything with my friends. I even went to [...]

Memory #17 – age 16 yrs Watch out boys and girls….I’m a licensed driver now! And yet, I have no idea how to parallel park. No joke. Even today, if given the choice, I will not parallel park. My driver’s education instructor was also our gym teacher/track coach/wrestling coach. Yeah. 

So, now that I am [...]

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Memory #16 – age 15 yrsI mentioned in my last memory (14yrs) that the summer when I was 14/turning 15 my mom left my dad officially and we moved into town. Of course I celebrated this and my new found freedom of living in town again. This was also the summer that I began dating [...]