Blast from the Past

Jon's Aunt Theresa is in town, so we went to Patty's last night for dinner and to catch up. They brought out some old home movies, and I finally got to see my husband in all his awkward 12 year old boy way. He was so dorky and chunky - it was adorable!!! Then it got me to thinking, I was WAY dorky and WAY chunky and WAY awkward during middle school - and it was not adorable at all. Picture this - my red hair was a little above my shoulders, permed, shaped into a triangle, with huge bangs. I had what I now call my Sally Jesse Raphael glasses:

And, if that wasn't enough - before braces, I had to have a spacer, which created a lovely gap between my two front teeth that I could stick my tongue through sideways. Man, I was hot stuff!!! And I wondered why the boys weren't calling :) I'll have my mom find a picture so I can post it. She'll never find the "pig" picture though. This is an infamous picture around our household. One day at Memaw's house, I decided it would be funny to stick my nose up against the glass door like a pig, and have someone take the picture. Ok - are you getting this? Imagine the hair, the glasses, the gap, freckles, and now - a pig nose. I'm a glutton for punishment. This picture has been used as blackmail for years. I think one day I found the picture and trashed it....I think....

There's also another picture of me and three of my friends at our elementary graduation. Three of us had the huge glasses. All of us had the tight-rolled jeans, keds and our orange Grand Saline Indian shirts on. It looks Nerd Day at school :) I'll have mom find that picture too!

Looking back though, I wouldn't change all the "nerddom" for anything. That is what made me who I am. And, it gives me something to laugh about today. I'm sure our little Jondice will have plenty of nerdy moments, but I want him/her to come out of it smiling - with humility and plenty of love for others!!!