1989 - 2008

By my 19th birthday, what will I have experienced/learned/accomplished?

-a pretty darn good childhood with lots of BFF's
-the loss of an uncle, and dealing with death
-having surgery and staying overnight in a hospital
-graduating grade 7! DC whaaat?
-took a martial arts class for 4 years
-seeing Backstreet Boys X2, Britney Spears, The Temptations, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Big & Rich, Emerson Drive, Terri Clark, Shane Yellowbird and Paul Brandt in concert!
-worked at TacoBell for 2 years and learned how to manage my own money
-watched 3 of my siblings being brought into the world
-rode a quad to the top of a mountain (a little mountain, but still)
-learned how to fish, thanks to my uncle and our 4am fishing trips when I was little
-I learned that TOO much saliva is a big turn off in kissing someone
-talked to Aaron Pritchett on the phone!
-overcame my self consciousness about acne
-had to deal with pets dying when I was little
-conquered my fear of scary rides by going on the hellavator @ the PNE
-raised $1100 for the Captains for Kids charity when I was 16
-experienced what its like to have a close friend die
-had about a million crushes all through highschool
-skinny dipped
-cried myself to sleep
-got tattooed and pierced
-walked hand-in-hand with someone I loved...in the snow
-experienced what it felt like to be so sick from drinking too much the night before
-successfully peed in the bushes without it running down my leg while camping
-redecorated my entire bedroom to deal with heartbreak
-got my drivers license (late, but whatevs)
-graduated highschool with a 3.4 GPA
-sailed under Niagara Falls
-traveled to L.A., Idaho, Whistler and Chehalis with my Jazz class
-went to Disneyland
-fell in love
-lost love
-been to a canucks game
-watched team canada win gold at the olympics!
-worked a lame-ass waitress job and told off my douchebag of a boss/walked out of work
-worked through my step-dad's accident with my family
-educated myself on brain injuries to better understand my step-dad
-spent many late nights talking/crying/ranting with girl friends about guys
-had the most perfect kiss. I'll never forget my grad cruise.
-got accepted into college
-passed my nursing assistant program with a 92% average

I'll add more as I think of them.