Show & Tell: When I Was 17

Linking up with my fave Mama today.

 

1. When you were 17, tell us what kind of car you drove, where you worked, and what you were usually up to on the weekends.

When I was 17, I was driving my prized Honda Civic with gorg rims (oh, the things you care about at 16/17).  I loved that car (wish I had a picture to share!), and one of my favorite memories is going with my parents the day after Christmas to pick out what color I want and ending up driving my baby right off the showroom floor!  I was working at Ruby's Diner, and loving it, though I didn't get promoted to server until a few months after my 18th birthday - pesky alcohol serving laws!  On the weekends, I was usually partying - that's right, this girl here was a total party girl at 17.  If not doing a little underage drinking, I was working with a total nerdfest extracurricular I was involved in, Model United Nations.  A nerdy party girl - I was like a walking oxymoron.

2. Show us a picture of you when you were 17 {roughly}.

3. When you were 17, tell us what you wanted to be when you "grew up."

When I was 17, I wanted to work in some kind of fashion merchandising or marketing.  Which is odd, because I wasn't at all fashioniable.  I also had lofty goals of doing makeup for a living (though I literally only wore it about 5 times a month at the time), or being some kind of CEO (clearly I knew nothing about much of anything).  I was not thinking of being a nurse - another story for another day. 

4. When you were 17, tell us the kind of boys that you dated. Did you have a type? Do you have a relationship you remember well? Tell us about it.

I had a boyfriend for much of my senior year of high school that I started dating at 17.  He was kind, incredibly mild-mannered, and nothing like me (not that I'm not kind of mild-mannered).  To be honest, I was sort of (and by sort of, I mean completely and totally) a bad influence on the kid.  I definitely didn't have a type, as the three boys (they were certainly not men) I "seriously" dated from ages 15-19 were as opposite as they could possibly have been. 

5. When you were 17, tell us where you pictured your life 10 years from then. Did it turn out the way you expected it to?

Well, it pleases me to no end to say that I am not yet 10 years out from 17!  But when I did picture my life at 27 (still a few years into the future for me!), I did picture it quite similar to what I hope and pray it will end up like.  Granted, my career is not at all what I thought it would be (and how happy I am I found myself here to nursing), but I wanted to be married and in love with my husband (I am now!), and have a family (thinking about thinking about it, you know) - that is what was important to me, and that is what is still important to me.

I actually wrote a whole post about When I Was 18 you can check out HERE if you want some more dirt about my late teens!

Show & Tell: The IF Game

 

It's been a while since I've linked up with my favorite mama, Becky, for Show & Tell - so here goes!

 

1. If you could relive any memory in your life, tell us what it would be, and what/if anything you would change about it?

 

I would want to relive my entire wedding day if possible.  It was, by far, without a doubt, the most fun day of my entire life.  I mean, how could it not be?  I got to start the day surrounded by all my favorite girls, get all dolled up in a dress I dreamed about wearing my entire life, see all my friends and family, exchange vows with a man I loved, drink and dance the night away, and go to sleep for the first time as a married lady. 

 

Oh, and I wouldn't change a thing.

2. If you could be any celebrity or well-known person, show us who you would be.

 

Easy one.

 

 

3. If you won the lottery, tell us would take the lump sum or take the money overtime, would you continue working or quit right away, would you reveal who you are, and what are some of the first things you would spend with your money?

The lottery what if game - so much fun!

 

First things first, I'd take the lump sum.  No question.

 

I would give my notice (and do the right thing and wait until they hired someone to replace me!), but I wouldn't just lounge around.  I'd get right on the train to get my RN, my BSN, my MSN and then start taking over the world!  I might have to squeeze in some vacays here or there, being a new millionaire and all!

 

As far as buying goes?  I would buy some land in our beautiful town and build our dream home.  I would also buy my parents their dream home, and pay for my sisters' education.  I'm sure there would be some more gift giving going on - this girl likes to give!

4. If you could live anywhere, show us where it would be and tell us why.

Really and truly, I would live here in Orange County, California.  It is my favorite place in the entire world, and I wouldn't want my life anywhere else.

 

 

Sidenote: It's actually always sort of irked me when people say they don't want to live where they currently do, but don't seem to be doing anything about it.  If you don't love where you live, why settle?

5. If you could have one magic power, what would be and what would you do with it?

 

I would like the power the heal.  I'd rather not fly, because I'm sort of afraid of being all that high up in the air if there's not a plane surrounding me.  I don't want to be invisible, because I have a feeling I'd just get my feelings hurt all the time.  So me?  I'd like to heal. 

Show & Tell: Wedding Bells Ringing

Today, I am linking up with one of my favorite bloggers ever, Becky at From Mrs to Mama for her new Show & Tell linkup series.  The theme for today's Show & Tell is Wedding Bells Ringing, and anyone who knows me knows I love talking about my wedding, so this is right up my narcissistic alley!  Here goes!

Are you married? If so when did you get married, and tell us about your special day. If not? How would you describe your dream wedding?

I am married, to my favorite person in the whole wide world, my Handsome Husband.  We were married on February 26, 2011 (which, if you're counting makes yesterday, August 26, 2012 our year and a half anniversary!).  Our wedding was at a golf course in Fullerton, and it was the best day of my life.  It was fun, exciting, and beautiful and my wedding was my dream wedding, thanks to a fantastic Husband, and some very generous and loving parents. 

Show us some wedding pictures. Either yours or of some that you love.

You can see tons of wedding pictures all over this here blog!  Check this tag HERE for lots and lots of wedding posts!  Here are some of my most favorites from our special day:

I will forever love this photo taken of my Husband right before he came to the wedding venue and saw me for the first time - he looks so excited!

No tears walking down the aisle for this happy bride!

We did it!

One of the last photos of the night - nothing quite like a bride in a bar.

How about the engagement? Tell us your story. If not engaged, what's your dream proposal?

I love our engagement story.  But I'm still working on our love story, and would really like to save that post for when I get there in sequence!  Coming soon, promise and it's a good one!  Spoiler alert: I argued the entire way to our destination - I really had no idea what was coming!

If you wanna get caught up with our love story, you can check it out HERE!

Show us your wedding rings or an engagement photo! If not engaged/married ... show us your "dream" ring.

I love my rings - my engagement ring was my dream ring when I received it, and it still is!

Tell us why you think marriage doesn't work out for so many? What can we do to make things last?

I think part of the reason marriage doesn't work for so many is because people see an out.  By no means do I think divorce should be illegal or anything crazy, but it just seems to easy to so many to say "Eh, this is too hard, I'm out" and move on.  My Husband and I like to look at divorce as a non-option (not that it has even reared it's ugly head - we've only been doing this a year and a half!).  But regardless, marriage is hard, and if you think there's always the option of taking the easy way out, you might just do it.