Five Years Ago Survey and Other Ramblings
Five years ago, it was Fall 2000... Take this quiz, post the results, and see how much things have changed since then.
5 years ago...
How old were you? 14
What grade were you in? College freshman
Where did you go to school? Mary Baldwin College
Where did you work? PEG Admissions and the Depot Grille
Where did you live? South Bailey dormitory (the old PEG dorm), Staunton, Virginia
Who did you hang out with? Caitlin and Lantana, Diana and Michelle, and those weird townie friends of mine
How was your hair style? Straight, newly-died red, past-the-shoulders long
Did you wear braces? No
Did you wear glasses? No, contacts
Who was your bestfriend? Caitlin and Lantana (yeah!!)
Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend? Jeremy Brady, boyfriend from Middle School
Who was your celebrity crush? Leonardo Dicaprio
How many piercings did you have? Two, one in each ear
How many tattoos did you have? None
What was your favorite band? Good Charlotte and Blink 182
What was your biggest fear? Failure
Had you driven yet? What did you drive? No driving, too young
Let's see how things are now!!
How old are you? 19
What grade are you in? Finishing up my Masters this semester
Where do you go to school? Old Dominion University
Where do you work? Congresswoman Thelma Drake (U.S. House of Representatives)
Where do you live? 'da ghetto, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Who do you hang out with? My coworker, Kristin, and boss, Mary Lou, and fiance, Rafal
How is your hair style? Dark brown, shoulder length, wavy
Who is your best friend? Ellen and Tricia (yay!!)
Who is your celebrity crush? Johnny Depp... Leo got old and gross, like really gross!
How many piercings do you have? Just two, one in each ear, but I did have the cartilages in both ears pierced twice and I had my nose pierced (but no longer...)
How many tattoos do you have? Still none.. just not a tattoo person
Who is your favorite band? I've been burning up my Gipsy Kings CD lately... does that count?
What is your biggest fear? Failure... at work, in love, in planning this wedding, in life... its all nerve-wracking
Have you driven yet? What did you drive? I got my license at 17, and starting driving (officially) when I bought my first car (at 18), my Honda CR-V
I guess a lot has changed. Someone asked me tonight what I've been up to and I managed to say three things I couldn't believe I was saying: "I'm almost done with my Master's, I have a great job working for a fantastic Congresswoman, and I'm getting married in May..." I never would have believed things would have turned out like this. Love of my life at 19? Sure, I thought Mullikin had potential, but I got over that.... Master's? Where did the energy for that come from?... A career in domestic politics in the most heavily-armed Congressional district in the world? Domestic politics?....