15 years ago today, I would have been:
- 18, a freshman in college at Solano Community College, living at home
- Sick with mono and forced to quit the swim team
- Dating a 24 yo man who didn't believe I was a virgin (and I never proved it to him!)
- Graduated from UT with a practically useless liberal arts degree in Cultural Anthropology
- Working at a telecom company doing work I hated
- Living in an awesome duplex with my wonderful dog and a crazy-ass roommate
- Breaking up with a boy 4 years my junior only to start dating a new guy 3 years my senior within 24 hours
- Partying like a rock star, living hard and fast, struggling to pay my bills, yet still landing on my feet
- Back at work at that crappy telecom company after an 18 month hiatus (read: layoff)
- Seriously contemplating moving in with Anthony because we lurv each other
- Living a block away from the greenbelt, running frequently with Levi
- Estranged from my dad, for good
- Utterly sleep deprived, breastfeeding, struggling with the whole SAHM thing
- Looking for an outlet for all my angst
- Hauling my mom around everywhere with me because I was desperate for adult interaction
- Working things out with Anthony re: new responsibilities, expectations, demands, etc., and really finding our footing in our marriage like never before
- Dumbfounded by the depth of feeling I could experience for a tiny human
- Happier than I've ever been
- Madly and completely in love with Anthony
- Thrilled to be a mom and the puppet-master of our lives
- Resolved to become healthier
- Worked out for 45 minutes
- Ran an errand born out of love
- Swung by Anthony's office to have lunch with him and let Hollis play in the Apple office fountains
- Cooked breakfast, made lunch, cleaned... the usual fare
Next year I hope:
- To be solidly healthy and have found the root cause of my eczema
- To have another baby
- To leave Texas
- To be 100% debt free (well, except for school loans and house)
(Eesh, this one's really hard - I can only think out about two years...)
- To be living near my sister AND mother
- To be close to moving into my "forever home"
- I am even half as happy as I am today
- That art is a part of my daily life
There you have it! What about you guys?
I love your answers! I was hauling my mom everywhere with me, too, when I first had a baby. Actually I still pretty much do that now, since my bestest friends with babies live in Toronto - I'm 5 hours away from them!
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this... thanks for playing! Your child is adorable.