When I was REAL young I started a fascination with collages. I would make them all the time, in school, with friends, by myself....whatever. One day I found this clipping and decided to cut it out and retain it for all time. I don't know if I still have it today because I need justification as to why I'm so odd...or if I have it to prove to others that this IS normal for me.
Whatever the reason, I believe this statement with 100% of my heart and soul. I can pick a middle child out of a family ten miles away. I love that about myself...I think it's my favorite part of me...being...
the middle.

I'd like to dedicate this flashback to moments I WISH I could have blogged about. Maybe if I wrap up the good times here real quick, my kids will get an idea of just how awesome my life is and was when I was a kid. Aww yea...let the party begin!!
My crazy times started real young. Younger than this picture and they began with my little sister Lindsay. Amy always hated me and tried to kill me. No really, she did. She regrets that now because I can always throw it in her face...but it's true. Don't worry, she's repented.
Lindsay though...she was an odd ball too. I'm not sure if she was born odd or if I made her odd by taking her under my wing and creating my prodigy with her. She did anything I told her to. It was great, like having a puppy.






(Am I spelling that wrong? Brian?)
I mean mom.



Amy's 5.0 GT Mustang was her pride and joy, who knew I was doing sexy poses on it's hood when she wasn't looking. All I need is the bikini...and the boobs too.
And when my friends decided to be just as crazy as me? Well, that was the best! When I think back, I can still hear Carolina's silly laugh...she was always laughing.

Remember sneaking out to meet Donny and Travis at the gas station behind your house?
Oh how I wish I would have blogged about my romance to this hottie. Is that even the same couple? Geez louise...time changes everything right? What a perfect love story I have to share with my kids and their kids and their kids kids. Sunday naps on my parent's couch after church, watching Disney movies together, acting silly almost ALL the time, wrestling, drama, hurt, love, happiness...all of it..it makes it ALL so juicy! I wish it was all documented!
And finally, this is for you Staci...OH how I wish I would have blogged about my crazy years... actually, I'm glad that isn't blogged. Having a faint memory of it is good enough. But this picture was fun...the time I shaved my head because...ya know...Britney did it. Well she hadn't done it yet but I knew she would. So I did first.




Luckily I HAVE my precious blog NOW and I can record ALL my memories, good and bad, here for all to see. The best part is, I can keep it forever and let my kids see it and pass it on from generation to generation. What a great idea! I think Heavenly Father knew what he was talking about when he advised us to journal. I should have listened sooner.
Happy Birthday Blog.
You rock.
22 comments:
Morrissey and The Smiths? And you shaved your head? We totally would have been friends in another life....Wait...
I loved this post!!! It reminds me of me and my sisters growing up..we had a guinea pig too! Thanks for posting your shaved head hahahah I'm so jealous! You pull it off pretty well..sexy..I love how you kept the bangs too! You rock thanks!
You are hilarious. Your oddness is the best part of you. I love it. And your shaved head. Love that. And you and Austin are HOTTTTTTness together!!!!
Okay, so I had all these great things that I was going to say to each picture, but now I have forgotten all of them. I think that I pretty much said everything to you over the phone as I was looking at the pics with you!
But all I got to say is...."GIRL, you got some legs"!!!!!
While I haven't been laughing with you for the last two years I have been entertained for sure! What do you get a blog for it's second birthday??? :)- Valinda not Kathy!
i was laughing out LOUD at these pictures... i never thought about it until now.. but you're right.. i think you DID mold me into someone weird.. i don't think i would have been...remember that time you told me to eat cat food and i did it? i was thinking, "oh she's SURE to like me forever now!!!" I was definately your puppy. Thanks for letting me follow you around (until you didn't anymore and we hated each other). Which reminds me... i remember having a crush on Austin about the time of that picture.. .it was very awkward....well.. and i was like, what... 12? so yeah. awk-WARD. I love flashback fridays!!! :)
Hey thats my velvet black dress!!! and what the heck are you doing on my suped up MUSTANG!! I have never seen that pic...I would of killed you!!!
Don't worry, I love you now! ;)
hahah This is great!! I know I never comment on your blog as much as I should...but don't worry I do lurk. But this one was def. comment worthy! First, Lindz is such a cute lil' nerd. And are those Doc Martins? (in the 10th pic.)And last I too am jealous of the shaved head...I think every woman has thought of it and has wanted it but doesn't have the balls....you do they are nice, big and juicy!
I feel so HONORED to be on your flashback Friday:) Man--I never knew you felt left out--sorry. I was probably only caring about myself at the time...Amy and I would try to come up with ways to spend the night longer--or pack our clothes and snuck them in the car when we took the other one home and beg to stay there:) Those were fun days!
I am finding that quote about the middle child to be very true in my family.
Fun post...makes me laugh at your self-proclamation of being shy. You, my dear weren't and aren't shy.
Wow...I could not stop laughing...BTW happy 2nd Birthday!
The wall paper...it's just soo good. And the one piece summer suit, loved those!
What a super journey down memory lane. And, yes, your Grandma Willis was a woman amongst women -- she was a rare jewel. Hey, aren't those the Doc Martins I got for you girls from England?
Loved all the photos, particularly the one of yourself and Austin; a precious couple.
You ARE weird and WONDERFUL. Cumpleanos 2nd Blog.
Aunt M
LOVE FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!! I actually made the blog...I feel so honored!!! I still have those pictures in a album...my most favorite is of you with the flags marching with your limbyness...LOL!!!!
I love oddball Jessica...I have lots of great memories with her!!. Like hanging out of the car like Ace Ventura when you were driving. Like the time we were obsessed with the dumb n dumber soundtrack and had to blast it when we went anywhere. Or the time we went to High Adventure and tried to take tons of pictures with random boys so we could show them to our mIRC friends and make them jealous (haha..we were soooo stupid!)
I was sooo painfully shy and helped bring me out of my shell! Yay for that!! You always were so freaking entertaining Thank goodness you were the middle child...right??
Aaaand...I still laugh ALOT, it's the best!!
Happy Birthday to your blog....it DOES ROCK!!!
I know, I know. I had all of my stuff in my wallet because I went and got my passport and hadn't taken it out! Aye carramba! Really big lesson learned!
Man how time fly's by. Seems like just yesterday. Dad
those better not be my pictures that stole from me because they are important to me also. I loved the flashback and wow! you and Austin were SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! young.
Love you
Mutha
I cannot believe that you made Lindsay eat dog food but we (Sandra, and Moe) did weird things like that to Jackie. Kora are you learning from this? hint hint...WINK...Mawmaw
Happy Birthday Blog!
I love this post, it makes me think of and remember my childhood. I wish we lived in a world where we could still give our kids as much freedom as we had.
Love the old pics! I can definitely see where Kora gets her fashion sense... it's dubious but shows real personality.
That post was fan-freaking-tastic! LOVE the pictures!!
It's fun to see your old pics. And by the way- thanks for blogging regularly and not submitting completely to Facebook. I knew I liked you :)
SO CRAZY AND FUN JESS!!! I love this!!! Seriously, your legs...seriously. Green with envy here. You are definately aging well! goodness! This was a super fun post to read, I love flashbacks. :)
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