How old were you when...

Stolen from Hadley at: I'm rambling....

Fell in love: fell in fourth grade, Kurt

Lost your virginity: 17.

Lost someone close to you: 17, my maternal grandmother.  Remember being forced to go to school the next morning.

Drank alcohol: beyond baby sips it was 14, but practically had to hold my nose!

Smoked weed: 15 or 16, and it didnt a thing for the first many times

Got kissed: fourth grade...same (then-dear) Kurt

Got your heart broken: might have been Kurt in 6th grade, or the rumor Tom spread in 8th grade...but definitely EricW in 11th grade (and 12th grade, and a few more times...)

Got arrested: never...and I hope I've outgrown the times it would have been most likely (and did come close)

Smoked a cigarette: 17 (and lots in college & grad school)
Broken a bone: 6, broke arm jumping off swing.  Went on to break myself at age 14 and 16, and cracked my skull a few times (22, 32 were noteworthy)

Got cheated on: fiancee, Dave.  after being engaged for 6 endless years he FINALLY had the balls to leave me...and got married 5 months later.  But in karmic terms, I deserved it...I had dated behind a few boyfriends' backs when I was an insecure little girl (late teens, early 20s).  But -if there is a scale- my indiscretions pale in comparison.

Rode the city bus: probably as a child somewhere, but alone in Guatemala, 1998

Went to a concert: probably 1985-ish.  Maybe BillyJoel, BryanAdams or some such

Met someone famous: 1985-ish, state senator ate at my dad's restaurant.  1987, at at HowardJones' restaurant.  Madonna's sister was our waitress. 1992, DonMcLean

Dyed your hair: 1987, and let's not go back to those rediculous red or bad-blond big-hair photos!  Shaved my head in 1985

Got your first cell phone: 1999, still have the exact same number, company, service...and only my second phone (no text msg or camera, but i still love it)

Got a Myspace: about 2 weeks ago...and dont think I like it.  now I feel old.

Snuck out of the house: 14
Got your own digital camera: 2002?

First time you got drunk: 15, in Switzerland...made out with some guy named Bruno and only remember the back of his neck!  very scary...

Read Harry Potter: never

Traveled across the ocean: 15, see Bruno, above
Wore a toga: 15.  no great story, a bunch of us decided to spice up the Latin Club

Traveled out of state: was born out of state!  Moved to Maine when I was 2

Shopped at Abercrombie: probably around 2002?  Not really my thing...went for the first time in a LONG two months ago. I returned the shirt because $70 was too much for even the nicest shirt a stay-at-home mom wears!

Went to Disney World: second grade...it was the BEST

Went on a date: 14.  Paul (18).  He french kissed me and I washed my OWN mouth out with soap I was so grossed out ("someone just SPIT in my mouth!").  In my infinite maturity, I stopped speaking to him until he left me alone...a move I will regret for the rest of my life.  I have an awesome husband now, but Paul would have been good...and I feel bad for being a jerk. I just couldnt admit he was too mature for me.

Saw a Broadway play: around 6.  well, it was a musical.  parents dragged us to see Cats.  We went screaming and kicking and a few hours later it became my all-time favorite

How old are you now: 37  (shuddup! I know.)

Comments

[Hadley]

You crack me up. Funny how we both feel a need to comment on everything instead of just putting the age. I suppose technically I fell in love in 2nd grade for the first time with Wesley Harris because he reminded me of Luke Skywalker... don't know why I didn't put that on mine. I should edit... but does 2nd grade really count? Probably.

We should start a stay at home mom support group.

[fran]

okay, i've been reading your blog on and off for what? four years now? and still there were quite a few revelations there...i am still not stealing this meme tho...(although i'll probably end up doing so...lol)

revelations aside tho, what in the world were you doing riding a bus in guatemala, or for that matter, being in guatemala at all in the first place...it's either a great place that i don't know about, or you were very very adventurous... ;)

[meg]

I'd say some of both, Fran! Oh there are more...Thailand, shaved head...just takes the right questions (for anyone, right?)...

[fran]

i'm going to start asking more "right" questions then! ;P