Remember When?

I just read a forward email about how easy kids have it today. I think that kind of stuff is hilarious : ) Being 21 years old you wouldn't even consider putting the word old anywhere close to you! But guess what....the more I think about the more I can relate to those emails. I'm not saying I used to buy pepsi for a nickel but I do have a better understand of where you guys are coming from.

So here's some of the things that make me feel old! : (

* You can't find a toy you used to play with when you were younger.....think skip it (the ones that actually counted your jumps)

* Disney movies that used to be your favorite are only available on VHS......at insanely high prices ( think Zenon Girl of the 21st century)

* Just the letters VHS.....Those big rectangular things you had to be really careful not to get stuck in the VCR....another foreign letter combination it seems

* People actually went to high school games to WATCH the game....imagine that! Now its all about socializing and everyone could care less whats going on in the game

* Kids were given allowances of a reasonable amount (maybe $15 a week) for actually doing chores

* People kept real journals...good old pen and paper instead of blogs

* Cameras used the rolls of film and you'd have to drop them off to be developed....even before the one hour photo

* What you see is what you get when in came to pictures....if you took a crappy picture you got a crappy picture.

* Discmans used to be the thing to have. Everyone thought they were so cool walking around with their discman and their big heavy duty headphones....which brings us to the next...

* No ear buds...just regular up and over the head headphones.

* Actually sitting down with the whole family for dinner which was cooked at home every night

* Using the atlas trying to find our way home from vacation......no mapquest.....no GPS

* Hearing that a 17 year old was pregnant was a shocker......now you just whatever it because a new one pops up every few hours.

* Turning the TV and seeing something besides reality TV (sabrina the Teenage Witch, Two of  a Kind, Full House, The Brady Bunch, Three's Company, Sister Sister)

* You actually had to go to the video store to rent a movie....which would have been a VHS

This list could go on forever : )

Everyone has those moments that they feel old.....even at 21!

~*~*Happy 21st Birthday*~*~

Well we finally made it to 21.....YAY!!!!!!!!!

Last night was so great! My sister and mom surprised me at work with a bunch of Happy Birthday balloons and flowers. That was so sweet and the flowers were so pretty.

Then my boss gave me a gift card to the cheesecake factory. That was super nice of them! Thanks guys! They also made sure to call at exactly midnight to wish me a Happy Birthday. : )

I got home from work and came upstairs to find my sister had put streamers and balloons up in my room.   Then in the bathroom I found a bunch of confetti with a cute class she painted a 21 on and stuffed with goodies....yay! I love instant scratch lottos and she got me a couple of those....2 bingos which are my favorite. : )

Its almost 8:00 am and I'm already having an amazing birthday. Thanks so much!!!!!!