Wow. The thought occurred to me today that I will be 28 in three months. Now, by no stretch of the imagination is that "old", but it's definitely not 18. In fact, it's ten years older than 18. And most of the time, I still think I am 18 as is evidenced by me frequenting Claire's Accessories and Charlotte Russe at the mall. :) But alas, I am rapidly approaching the sunset of my twenties. Here are just a few things that remind me of my stage in life--oddly enough, several of them are music-related:
1. The songs I download on my ipod are like "Voices that Care" and "Lost in Your Eyes"
2. Now when I play on my city league soccer team, I'm one of "those" moms playing out their high school glory days...who still thinks she is good and knows what she is doing. But who gets taken by all the 18 year-old recently graduated highschool girls. Crap. I so am one of them. 
4. I have a kid. WTF? How did that happen? Don't answer that. I know how it happened...but it still seems pretty surreal. And to be having another one in a month? Yikes.
5. I remember when no one knew who Celine Dion was...back when she sang the Beauty and the Beast with Peabo Bryson.
6. Crazy changes to my body--I won't go much further into that one and will spare the picture. :)
7. I remember the lyrics to that tragic yet creepy 80s song "Dear Mr. Jesus"
8. Probably the only person at Estancia who even knows who the Faulkners are is Mr. Perry. Speaking of which, my 10 year high school reunion is this fall. Holy shiz.
10. I remember how Micheal Jackson's "Black and White" video was the greatest, neatest, flashiest video around. Not just because McCauly Culkin was in it, but because of the way the bare-shouldered people "morphed" into another person at the end. You know what I'm talking about. Now, those were some serious special effects.
11. I now know and appreciate the difference between a hand towel and a rag. Sorry Lyn, for all those years I used decorative towels to wipe off the counter.
3 comments:
Great post! I felt like a 40 year-old at Spencer's wedding, me with my hubby and 2 kids!
COme over tonight and we can listen to Debbie Gibo...and be grateful, at least you are not ALMOST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i had no idea our birthdays were so close, mine's in a month and a half. this birthday isn't phasing me really, but ask me in two years...i will be tripping!!! i loved this post, it took me back! i hope we can get together sometime soon, before you have your babe. hope you're feeling well!
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