January 8th, 2009
December 22nd 1998.
This was my 18th birthday. A few friends came over to my house to do the cake with the parents thing before we went out. We were seniors. We were on Christmas break and we had not a care in the world.
I didn’t care about politics. All I knew was that Bill Clinton was our President and he was in the middle of the Monica Lewinsky thing that year. I remember that being on TV a lot.
I had pretty much stopped going to church and started ignoring God. I had much better things to do. Better things like…driving around town at 60 mph with music blaring. Out with my girls chasing boys and letting boys chase us. Being stupid and making too many mistakes…mistakes that could change lives.
Wow ten years ago ya’ll.
Some interesting stuff I looked up about that year:
Stamps were 32 cents
1 LB Hamburger meat $1.40
Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.15
Dozen Eggs 88 cents
Loaf of Bread $1.26
and Google was founded in 1998
What were you doing ten years ago? Were you already a parent? Were you already a grown up?
I was neither and to be honest it’s all a little fuzzy for me. I remember I couldn’t wait to graduate and get out of high school, but I didn’t have many plans passed that.
I knew I was going to MTSU but I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wasn’t thinking about my future in a logical way. I never daydreamed about having children or who my husband would be. In those pictures up there I hadn’t even met Mr.007. I was still making goo goo eyes at the guy in the hat. Exactly two years later I was 20 years old and almost 5 months pregnant. When I think about that it blows my mind.
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This is a really good post for me b/c I have been helping locate some classmates for some people that are planning our 10 year high school reunion. I can’t even believe that! I had so much fun in highschool and I can’t wait for the reunion.
Very cute!! I never thought about my future in a logical way either. 10 years ago in December 1998 I was very, very great with child. A child that would be born in February weighing in at 9 pounds, 15 ounces. Very great probably doesn’t begin to describe how very, very great I was.
I’m on vacation now so I didn’t participate this week. I’ll be back with gusto next week. Have a great day
You were 18? Holy Moly. I.Am.Old.
I was depressed because I couldn’t get pregnant. My daughter turns 9 today, so the depression was short lived.
Great flashback this week! 10 years ago, late December, I was on my honeymoon… at my MIL’s house. But that’s another story…
WoW! 10 years ago…let’s see. My oldest was going on 11. I still thought I knew it all but in all actuality I didn’t know squat. Still don’t LOL I was starting a relationship that would end 3 years later, getting ready to buy I house I either shouldn’t of bought or should of sold.
Yeah…that was a long time ago =)
You are less than 2 months older than me, so my life was remarkably similar to yours
10 years ago we lived in a really nice big house with 2.5 baths, two kids at home and had no money. Today, empty nesters, we are grandparent’s, and we live in a really small house with 1 really small bathroom on the same street as both of our kids and grandkids and still have no money. You can’t get away from us, by the way, so much for your inheritance.
LOL
In 1998, I was 15 and in tenth grade…
Let’s see…10 years ago I was 15. Man, time flies. How I wish the prices were the same today as it was them.
(Saying that makes me feel like my grandma!)
It is crazy how much can happen in such a short time during that phase of life … aren’t we glad!
Can I copy these pics and send them to Kim Torcivia? Bet she would get a kick out it!
Well lets see. 10 years ago I was a freshman in high school and met Marshall. It was March of 99 to be exact. Life is crazy. 10 year and 2 kids later, nobody would have thought.
Where are you? It’s been 6 days…..Elliott has RSV. Allen’s mom is here and my mom will be her next week ‘cuz he can’t go back to school for a while.