La Treizième Liste

List 13 - 10 years ago I...

• Was a Sophomore in college 
• Could barely fit in my Express jeans (freshman 15!)
• Did a performance as a swordsman, and I think even a lion, for an eccentric dance history teacher - he was dressed as Louis XIV and we learned how to bow "Versailles style" on stage
• Was really single for the first time in 4 years 
•  Felt so lucky to be in college
• Committed to nothing after committing to everything from Kindergarten to my senior year in high school - my mom thought something was very wrong with me. 
• Had personal dance parties in my apartment with the girl who would become my best friend - thank you Celine Dion
• Had recently stopped eating the raw pancake mix from the res hall cafeteria after my 8:30am ballet class - the jeans really had no hope after this...
• Was full of angst about life!
• Noticed the first signs of cellulite - thanks pancake batter!
• Made Santa Barbara my home
• Thought I could never live far from the ocean
• Learned how to cook chicken by myself for the first time and burned it (thanks for the cooking lessons parents!)
• bought myself coffee and bulk candy on days that felt never-ending
• Was in love with Starbucks - tall misto please!
• Wore Rocket dog platform sandals

• Realized I needed contact lenses - thanks History 17C fuzzy projector slides!
• Lived in an apartment with green carpet, owned by a guy named Brian Green. Coincidence? I think not.
• Had beach day dance classes - and got credit
• Thought Isla Vista was the bees knees - Freebirds burritos!
• Still used disposable cameras
• Shopped at Costco and made a lunch out of free samples with my roomie
• Rode to class on a teal beach cruiser bike that my dad pimped out for me

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