As a senior, I find comfort in looking back at old picture. Yes, I often scream out “Oh my goodness, what was I thinking!” That’s life though. We all did some wild, crazy things, but it’s nice to reflect on some of those moments. So here I go – Here are some of the pictures that all my friends and family have used on me as blackmail and revenge through the years.
Good friends spend every birthday with you, right? Well, at least this one has. Thank you, Melisa. Growing up, I always cherished these moments. This picture perfectly describes our 14-year-old selves. Yes, I was blonde. It was an accident, and it got fixed a month later.
It’s always a good time when cousin Jonathan comes around. He has always been “that” cousin that knows how to break any tension between people with his humor. It is never a dull moment with him. From picking me up to throw me around the house, to hacking into my computer to make me think that there was a ghost in the house, to climbing up to my ceiling to sit with all my trophies. Thank you for all the good times, and I hope you’re having an amazing time in Albany and traveling the world. Don’t forgot about us little people here, miss you!
It is not what it looks like – we just really like Shirley Temples! It was just the typical thing to do a Sweet 16’s (or maybe it was just us) along with pulling up your strapless dance a thousand times while trying to look cool when dancing. Yes, all of us girls have mastered that and learned that double sided tape isn’t so bad. Ashley, there is so much I could say about you here, but I’m just going to leave it at thank you for being my sister even though we aren’t related by blood. Love you always little girl.
That’s right, I was a mermaid before everyone is started becoming obsessed with the blankets and makeup tutorials! I remember forever always complaining to my mom about how awkward I felt showing my stomach to the audience at my recital, and she would always laugh and say “Oh Kat, Miss. Mandi would never show your stomach to anyone, that’s why there’s a piece that looks like your stomach. No one will know the difference, silly.” My response simply was always “Oh. Okay.”
In my defense, I just woke up from napping in the audience. I think I also really wanted Mandi to smell my flowers, but that is up for debate. In case I never said this before, thank you Mandi for always being more than just a dance teacher to me. I love and appreciate everything you’ve done for me over years.
There isn’t much I can say about this picture other than right before this picture was taken, I was hysterically crying because my dad thought it would be funny to take Blanky away from me. Yes, I called my blanket Blanky, and I ran all over the house with that blanket. I was just like every baby when they lose something they cherish, I cried until it was found or could at least be replaced by something else until I realized it was gone again. My dad obviously gave me Blanky back, and my only response to him was “Blanky. MY BLANKY.”
Now that I’ve shared some of my least fond shots, why don’t you go through yours? I’m sure you’ll have the same responses as I did trying to write this. You’ll see how much you’ve grown from those moments though. As Alex Da Kid says in his single Not Easy, “We were two dumb kids full of grand ideas.” That’s how most of these photos occurred, and I’m embarrassed by some, but still grateful that they happened.
To my friends and family – now you guys have nothing on me. I love each and everyone one of you though.