Musical Monday (on Tuesday): High School

Hosted by Jori and Diane

I had promised you some good stuff and I'm afraid I'm not going to pull completely through on that promise. I'll explain more later... In the meantime, walk with me as I stroll down memory lane...

Freshman year... Wow! I look really young here.

I never quite had the right look on these picture days. I am hoping it was just bad luck that I was looking so bad on picture day. Yes, we'll go with that...
I was a late bloomer I suppose....
But by senior year, I was starting to get the hang of things...

And then there was senior prom. I think I could've lived forever in that dress. I loved it.

(Yes, we were an eccentric couple. Notice his argyle socks? I think this was one of the only formals to which he did not wear Converses. I liked it. Hehe!)

One thing that stayed constant throughout the years was tennis...

freshman

sophomore

junior

senior

Went to the State Championships my sophomore through senior year.

Semifinalist my senior year, after an undefeated regular season.

I went wit the guys my junior and senior year because
they qualified as a team and I qualified individually.

Now to the fun part of high school, right? The boys....

There were a couple early on...

Then one for quite a while....

And he pretty much shaped my musical interests for a good three years. You see: he was in a band - Zero Space. And I was the lead groupie. Wow. Yeah. That was me!

I was hoping to have a few of their songs today for my post but my c.d. must still be at my parent's house. Included on that disc is a punk rock cover of 'our song' (Don't all high school relationships have to have a song?) and a song he wrote especially for me. Now - after our break-up I learned that he wrote a not-so-loving song in my honor, but I guess we all have to take the good with the bad.

Anyway, through those years we went to see several concerts. It started off with Creed but eventually became more like Blink 182, Weezer, Saves the Day, MxPx, and the Vans Warped Tour.

That's right... I was a punk rocker. Well, not really - more of a punk rock wannabe. But I did enjoy the music.

So I leave you today with a few of my favorites from high school days past...

Screaming Infidelities
by Dashboard Confessionals (not really punk but they were a really good group)

Let Go
by Midtown (they were all tall, skinny guys wearing tight, skinny jeans and I thought they were just the hottest things)

Motivation Proclamation
by Good Charlotte (before they were so big - it is uncool to be popular in punk rock)

Then, I graduated, went to college, and life changed.
Sometimes I think it would be cool to go back to high school with the knowledge and self-confidence that I have now.

Naaaaaah....

But those
high school days were fun!

New Hair!!!

F.Y.I. - I'm saving my Musical Monday for tomorrow. The theme is "High School Memories" and I don't think I can do that topic justice without some pictures and just the right tunes that I'll have to dig up. It should be worth the wait though.

My Wild and Crazy College Days

I'm blogging from home tonight and have all my old photos here on discs. I thought I would go through some of them and see if I could find anything ya'll might fight interesting.

Here is a glimpse of my younger self who could pack up at a moment's notice and go wherever the cause called me.

Here is me with my car in my homemade shirt before we left to meet the bus.

And the bus... before we picked up some Auburn students in Montgomery

Candice and I - nasty and sweaty after a long day of canvassing

And then Kerry got us pumped up for that day's activity....

Protesting outside of a Bush speech...

Four things to tell you about this:

1. They vetted everyone who attended the rally. They were made to sign a pledge of their support to W just to enter. Hmmmmm..........


2. Protesting really was thrilling. I was secretly hoping that Bush would have us all thrown in jail for daring to defy his power and his evilness would be revealed.


3. Showing us your flip flops really wasn't that creative.


4. You people who were showing your children how to flip us off were really quite ignorant. Are those the same hands you teach them how to pray with???
   

Sorry I had to get all political on you but I saw these pics and knew I just h ad to share my former life with you!

P.S. After Kerry lost he became a raging lunatic. I still love him but I just delete every email I get from him!

P.P.S. Hair cut tomorrow!! Hopefully I'll have some good results to show you!

Time for a New 'Do

Yes, it is time to take this long, sorely-in-need-of-color hair:

and transform it into something with a little more style than long.

You know - I did mention how I love zebra print yesterday. What about this?


I do think I would look great with this style. I'm sure my boss would love it....
Or, I could go even longer and add extensions like this:


That could be interesting. Hehe! In all seriousness, I do think I am going to leave my hair the same color (as my hair - not my roots - please don't look at the roots). Though, I am thinking of adding in some red to give it a little punch. Sort of like this:

Subtle, right? Hehe!

I do have to decide which route to go. My former college self was much more brave and would cut and grow her hair out incessantly. But with my old age, I have become much more of a prude and,frankly, scared to do much more than leave my hair long and curl or straighten it everyday. It doesn't have much style..... it is just long. Don't get me wrong: I LOVE rolling my hair. I am addicted to my hot rollers. The first step is admitting the problem. But it is time for a change.

Now - some real options.

I've been contemplating leaving it long. I feel comfortable with this decision. I don't think it would look much different but I can just get her to frame my face a little more and throw in some more layers. These are really cute examples:

But I feel like every time I get layers they grow back out really fast and pretty soon I'm back in the 'no style - just long' zone. Does this happen to anyone else?
Another problem with long hair: I have really thick hair and the longer it gets the more it is weighed down and has less volume. That means the thick curls I have in the morning have fallen by the afternoon.
Or I could go a little shorter than I may be comfortable with. I know I will immediately regret this decision when the scissors start chopping away but it would probably be a really cute style in the end.



Or I can go shoulder-length. The problem with shoulder-length is that sometimes it just looks like you are in that weird in-between stage between short and long hair. If I'm going to be in that style shouldn't I go ahead and get a little thrill with the short hair?


After hours of scavenging hairstyles on the internet, I think I have found one that suits me pretty well. It will be much shorter than where I am now but not short enough to make me sick. Yes - if there was never any need for my hot rollers I would probably get physically sick. I told you I have a problem.



What do you think about these options? Do you have any suggestions?

New Addition to our Household

This little guy!The Nester was having a ' Perfectly Beautiful' Tassel Sale and I scored big time! I am working on gathering items for a zebra room that I am planning for the future. This is going to work great!

I also wanted this little guy but he was scooped up before I got him. Oh, well.

Thank you, Nester!

Easter... and a few other happenings

We celebrated Easter as we usually do - with a family lunch at my grandparents.

I love them...
Them, too...
And a family shot of us (with a sneak peak of some Easter goodies)...
I got to play with Karson (probably one of my favorite things to do)...

Secret: If you hold the dog and the baby at the same time
there is no barking or crying. An Easter miracle!

My grandparents keep him twice a week and he is in love with them...

The Easter Bunny was good to us this year.

Rafa is getting a little help with his present. He got a new collar and some treats.
Lucas scored big time - hat, shirt, candy, overalls. Yes - OVERALLS! They are hilarious!
And I did very well if I do say so myself: candy, jewelry, new purse, and some Tevas! I love my Tevas!

See my purse there on the ground. It is super cute!
Here is a better shot of it since I am carrying it today.

One last family photo with our little bunny...


And a couple random photos from this weekend:

The happy, old married couple out Friday night with friends

We had a special treat Saturday night. We stayed at Chris and Aida's, grilled out, and helped paint the nursery for Baby Landon!

I forgot to take pictures of the painting but got a few pics while taking down the tape...
Even the dogs get in on the action...

Hope your Easter weekend was filled with lots of fun, too!

Musical Mondays: Embarrassing Confession

Hosted by Jori and Diane

This week's theme is "The song I am embarrassed to admit that I LOVE". Well, for me - it is more of a genre..... the booty music genre. That's right, ladies. I like to shake it to some good tunes. Unfortunately, the songs that tend to be best for the booty are not what I would consider 'classy' music choices to say the least.
I like listening to my booty music not only when I am dancing but other times as well - getting ready for a fun night out, relaxing with friends on the weekends, driving in my car and making other people stare as I get my groove on in the driver's seat, doing house work....

I don't really care much for the lyrics. I just like the beat. So I listen, sing, dance along to powerful artists such as Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, T-Pain, MIMS....... Yea. Classy.

Lucas is not a fan of my eclectic taste in music.... from my love of country to my rap repertoire. But he is most embarrassed by my booty music.... or my dancing... I'm sure that's not it... gotta be the music.

Here is just a taste to get you moving on your Monday....

Back That Thang Up
by Juvenile

Shake That Laffy Taffy
by D4L

Pop, Lock and Drop It
by Baby Huey