Just a girl...

This past weekend I attended my 40 year class reunion. That I helped plan. Hard to believe it is even possible. Especially since I AM only 27!  

While doing all of this planning, my daughters kept asking me exactly "who" I was in my class of 310. Cheerleader, nerd, jock or...  I told them I was an ordinary town kid.  No one special.  I'm guessing most of my classmates didn't even know who I was.  I guess I'm just glad I was ignored.  It was better than being picked on.  

Since coming home from my hometown I've thought about that question a bit more.  I realized a few things about who that 16-17 year old girl was.  I am going to to type these thoughts about myself however they pop into my head.  They may be chronologically out of order. And they will not be in order of importance, etc. I'm hoping once you read about this girl you will like her as much as I've learned to like her in the past week or so.

She didn't get her drivers license until she turned 17 although she drove on her grandparents farm when she was 8 or 9 years old.  

Was a Jesus freak in 11th grade.  

In 12th grade drank too much and didn't smoke enough pot. (that's probably not true - the pot smoking part, the drinking part was unfortunately all too true) 

Smoked cigarettes in the bathroom between classes. 

Wore clothes she made herself.  Those clothes always were made with her own twist on fashion.  

Loved the friends she had. 

Loved a boy who broke her heart.  

Was in love with a boy who wanted to be just her friend.  Still misses that boy.  

Never really had much self confidence.  

Was quiet but not really shy. 

Hated her curly hair but made the most of it. 

Loved all kinds of music.  

Loved her grandparents without a doubt.  

Could laugh at herself even then.

Had a whacked sense of humor way back then.

Was a tomboy.  Excellent baseball, basketball and football player. ha!

Was told by the mothers of the Catholic boys she played with that their boys would marry a good Catholic girl.  Was never sure where that came from. How do you go from playing football to getting married??  

Was a math nerd.  Tutored football players so they could play football.  

Loved Ancient Civilizations class.  Thus the thought of being an anthropologist.  That is still a thought.  

Knew the names of EVERY classmate. 

Loved the Minnesota Vikings. 

She was just a girl.