I was listening to music on the radio today because Aubri told me she didn’t want to listen to NPR. The song, “A Letter to Me,” was playing, and I have always loved it. It’s just a great idea, and as I listened to it I wonder what I would want to tell my teenage self. While thinking it over, I could only come up with a few things I would want my high school self to know. The following is not in any particular order.
1. 85 mph in a 55 zone is not as normal in Virginia than California. Be careful.
2. Make sure you eat more than just nachos the last day of the Las Vegas vball tournament. You might save yourself a knee injury. Better yet, since that is also the day Grandma dies, you should really leave the tournament early.
3. Learn how to use the phone rather than the internet. It is more effective, faster, and definitely not as scary once you get enough practice. Trust me, I spent three years of 40 hours a week practicing.
4. You knew he would at the beginning, but Rob chooses Leah. You get someone else, and really pretty kids.
P.S. Once you go black, you never go back.
5. Enjoy your body.
6. I know you are always practicing, but try working out on your own. Begin to appreciate the rewards of conditioning and strength training. You’ll get to eat more.
7. It is mean to call someone’s mother, “old.” With today’s life spans, 80 is the new 60, and 60 the new 40.
8. When Ms. Hawkins says you need to “polish” your story, ask her to help you.
9. Once you read Jane Austen once, you catch on to the language. It might seem difficult to get through at first, but read her now. You become a big fan of British Literature and constantly wish you’d read more.
10. I still have all of those books you stole from the school library. *Wink*
11. Thank Mrs. DeWoody. Write a letter.
12. There’s a reason you liked doing everybody’s English homework. That practice of taking 5 vocabulary words and writing them into a paragraph pays off.
13. You don’t regret quitting softball.
14. Never adjust the heater at home. You miss out on a lot during that grounding. Like spring break.
15. Hot pockets burn. But you already know that.
16. You are so not going to be a missionary.
17. That quote book is awesome. And try not to lose your senior yearbook. Odette actually does become famous and you are going to want to auction that sucker off on eBay or sell her picture to a tabloid eventually.
18. On second thought, it is probably kind of dumb to rhyme your valedictorian speech.
19. Never, ever, tell a girl she has small tits. Don’t you think she is self-conscious about that already? And especially don’t do it in front of a guy. You should really think sometimes.
20. You do find a best friend in college. And your sister Katie grows up to be pretty cool. You should talk to her some.
Honorary Mention: Share your doughnut with Mindy. She may not remember her response, but you will.
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