First Day of School 2011 Teen Version

"Alex and I saw each other twice at school today. Once in the morning. He shook my hand and said, 'Nice to meet you.' Then we saw each other in the halls between class. We made crazy faces at each other."
Awesome that they're both at the same school this year, ey?!

Honestly, this picture of them together was the third day of school. The first day, is the picture on the right, but Alex had just gotten out of football and didn't want his picture taken. Aimee had to wear her cheer uniform on the first day for the beginning of the year Mustang Barbeque, in which the cheerleaders perform a skit, a couple cheers, and the swimmers and varsity football players were announced. The second day of school, she had to cheer at a game, and so, had to wear another cheer uniform. Today they have a game, but they can only cheer at one game a week (thank goodness for that rule!!!) so, she is wearing a cheer jersey with jeans. She was THRILLED to be able to wear her own clothes on Wednesday. :)

Manic Monday: Waffle

The Waffle Stompers I never had.

When I look back on my pictures from High School, Jr High, and even elementary school, it is impossible not to laugh at some of the ridiculous outfits that I thought were totally cool. There's something to be said for a timeless and classic look. If you choose that route, you will not usually look like the outrageously dated one in photos. Of course, it was school. We all looked the same. Peg-legged pants, jeans belted at the waist, shoulder pads...and then not, flourescents, thick and baggy, thin and tight, flat hair, puffy hair, we weathered them all.

There were some fashions that I always wished to wear, but never did. I was a floater in school usually. I kept friends from every random group and never really belonged to any of them. Sometimes I felt like dressing grungy (yes, this was an actual "fashion"), sometimes preppy, sometimes dressy, sometimes sporty. I usually had something in my closet that I could change up and make into the look I was going for, but the one look that I never could manage to "throw" together was the goth thing going on at the time. I didn't own any clothes that could have fit that genre, and since I wasn't "goth" I couldn't justify spending money on them. So, I just sat back and admired my friends' waffle stomper black combat boots, long coat, and black lipstick. Granted, it isn't really a look that you can wear one day and pretend that it's just another regular day. But still...I always thought it would be a fun look to sport.
I think Hot Topic is definitely getting my business this year for Halloween.

(For more interpretations on the word of the week, Waffle, check out Mo's Manic Monday meme.)

Manic Monday: Club

I was one of the kids in High School who wanted to be in as many clubs as I could be and have my picure on the most pages of the yearbook; it's a little embarrassing to admit it, well a lot embarrassing, but I really did have fun in all of them. I loved the service that we did in Kiwanis club, reading to the Head-Start kids, recycling, even Adopt-A-Highway litter patrol was fun when it was all your friends together. I really made good friends and learned a lot on ASB (All Student Body) Drama Club, Debate Club, well, they were mostly just fun, but I truly did learn something from every one of them.
What I learned was that, even though it doesn't really matter how many pages of the yearbook that you are on, it is important to be involved in different interests and activities. I really need to use that knowledge in my life now to continue to have those good experiences. I don't want to limit myself to only one group, but sometimes I find myself doing that just because it's the easiest. But my own experience should have taught me by now that I really need to include family, friends, neighborhood, church, the kids' schools, work, community groups, sports...and really enjoy what each has to offer. I want to find that balance because it gives me fulfillment and will also open my children's eyes to more of the world around them.