2002
A rare find...this is 1 of 2 pictures taken exactly on my birthday! The cake is courtesy of my friend Megan-who would later become my roommate. I was teaching 3rd grade at Springdale Elementary in Macon, Georgia. I believe I'm a few weeks shy of meeting Bobby, but I can't really remember. I know I met him before Halloween. Besides meeting Bobby, dating Bobby, getting engaged to Bobby...22 was a ho-hum year. Hmmm...I know something else happened.
Wait! I bought my very first car when I was 22. How could I forget? I bought my trusty Toyota Camry all by myself no parent co-signer needed! I still have that car. In fact, it just hit 130,000 miles this week. Another fun tidbit about the car and being 22, is that I bought the Camry because I was planning for the future. ie kids, carseats. I remember saying that I wanted a "family" car. Looking back...I wish I had gotten the sporty silver Honda Accord V6 Coup or the cobalt blue Acura RSX. Why I was thinking "family" at 22 is beyond me. If I could go back, I'd tell my 22yr old self that a family wouldn't come for another 6 years, so splurge on the fast car since now at 30, I've convinced myself that a Swagger Wagon is in my very near future. *sigh* I'll never get that fast car. *sigh* and double *sigh*
Really though, 22 was a tough year. It was my first official year of teaching. I stunk. I wasn't very good at teaching. I was alright, but nothing special. I struggled with discipline and lesson plans. I think back to it and wonder, "How the HECK did I survive?" But I did.
2 comments:
haha, I love your thoughts about car buying. and in the photo below, you definitely have that twinkle you were talking about!
I'm really enjoying this little walk down your memory lane!
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