Life as I've Lived It...Part 3 (49-25)

49. Playing in Grandma Bette's garden/backyard as a kid. Her neighborhood kids were the best!
48. Bid day...getting a bid to my sorority.
47. Trips to Disney World with the family
46. Mom bringing Ginger home...and her being our family dog for 14 great years. Just for the record, my dad swore to us that we were "only keeping her for ONE NIGHT until we found her a good home." haha!
45. Teaching at Edwardsville...that was the best.
44. "Girls Night" with all the girls from the SIUE English group I was close with. I think we drank 14 bottles of champagne??!!
43. Living in Cougar Village with Rachel, Breanne and Mary...it was fabulous!
42. Going to LA with Rachel!
41. Registering for all of our wedding registries...it was so much fun!
40. Our honeymoon in Mexico. Did I already say this one? Oh well...it was amazing!
39. This is nerdy, but, the first time I read To Kill a Mockingbird. I absolutely love that story, and I will miss teaching it next year. Next year I have English II, and Mockingbird is English I. Boo.
38. Dates to Drunken Fish with my various "Sushi buddies"
37. The first night in our own house...what a crazy, awesome, overwhelming, grown up feeling that was!
36. Meeting my first college roommate for the first time. Kim was the greatest roomie I could have ever asked for!
35. Being the president of my elementary school Jr. Optimist Club in 5th grade. Hey, I was proud!
34. Watching Kaci get married. I had never been to a wedding of someone I have know THAT long...it was really cool.
33. Riding the Superman ride with Uncle Danny at Knott's Berry Farm. SCARY!!! (But fun!)
32. The first time we let Lexie outside with the fence! She didn't know what to do with herself!
31. Dance...classes, recitals, parades, teaching...everything and anything dance.
30. "Stay at home" nights with Rick. Sometimes it is so nice to just relax, watch a movie, and do NOTHING.
29. The last day of school...every year! It's exciting!
28. The first day of school...every year! It's exciting!
27. Water skiing for the first time
26. Rick sending me Valentine's Day flowers to school...every year
25. Going to a luau in Hawaii...FUN!

Stay tuned for Part 4!