Things About Me Meme

Michelle tagged me for another "Things About Me" meme. This time, though, we're doin' the teenage years! Hold on, this could get uncomfortable (for me, at least). Here are seven things that happened to me as a teenager.

1. I worked at Mazzio's. I started as a dishwasher, moved to salad bar (you don't even want to know), and ended up on the cash register. I gave free drinks to my friends and laughed at the girls who would call in pizzas under 'Mrs. Whatever-Their-Boyfriends'-Last-Name-Was'. I ate copious amounts of deep dish pizza and never gained an ounce. Sigh.
2. I was captain of the swimming/diving team. I sucked at both, but it was totally about who you knew. And I knew everyone.
3. I dated losers. We're talkin' guys named Mad Dog. Ugh. If I could just take it all back...
4. I was actually a cheerleader when I was 14 and 15. I know! I smiled! On purpose! And cheered people on! Luckily, that phase passed pretty quickly. When it was time to try out in high school, I purposely didn't smile because I didn't want to wear those short skirts at State in November. Freakin' cold!
5. I once skipped school just so I could sleep. No kidding. I totally got caught, too.
6. I was insanely clueless. As in, What? I need to apply to college? I don't just go? Huh. That's not how I envisioned it. Or how about this: I once sat in the backseat of a car for two whole hours with my best guy friend and talked while my other best guy friend and his girlfriend "got something" from the field we were parked in. It did not even occur to me until many, many years later what an idiot I was.
7. I drank entirely too much, but I did not do drugs. My mom brought home a drug video when I was 12 and it said that if you did even a little pot you would ruin your future baby because females are born with all the eggs they'll ever produce. You never know when that pot might malform one of those eggs. You do it once, and BOOM! Googly-eyed baby. No thanks.

I tag Shalee, dcrmom, and Christine. And you, of course, if you'd like to play! No favorites here!

Comments

[momrn2]

Now that was brave.. to do one entire meme on the highschool years. From reading these few accounts, we would have gotten along just fine. I can relate to so many of them.

So I'm wondering... how was the Harry concert??

[dcrmom]

Very fun! Mad Dog. That's hilarious. I'll get right to mine. This is exactly what I need for today.

[Jeana]

GET. OUT.

I worked at Mazzio's! (With Pizzazios!) Their pizza is still my favorite, and we don't have one here. Sigh.

[Rocks In My Dryer]

Okay, this made me LAUGH.

[jodijean]

haha your mom was smart, that's one way to get your kud to not do drus

[kelli in the mirror]

What a fun meme! :) I worked salad bar too. Scary place, cleaning the sneeze shield!

[Shalee]

Wait, wait... you mean YOU were a cheerleader?... And you SMILED? On PURPOSE? And the others LIKED IT?

Hmmm... There is entirely too much here on which to ponder. My whole universe has been altered on this one revelation, not to mention that my snort factor just shot up 10 points.

And now I suddenly have a craving for Mazzio's nachos.

[Michelle]

Wow, it's kind of scary how close you came to being Mrs. Mad Dog with the googly-eyed babies :)

Thanks for playing, I'm so jealous you were a cheerleader. I tried out one year and totally flopped.

[holymama]

your mom was looking out for her future, beautiful grandchildren even then. how sweet!

mad dog. ha! where do you go in life after you're already mad dog in high school?!