Almost Long Enough To Be A Walk Down Memory Lane

Saw this on a couple of my friends’ blogs and thought it would be fun to do since I am having a birthday tomorrow. I'm not tagging anyone but I'd love to see your answers if you should feel so inclined to post.

***20 YEARS AGO (1989)***

1) How old were you? 10 years old.
2) Who were you dating? I was in 4th grade... not much dating going on then. But I had a huge crush on a boy named Matt... Everyone had a huge crush on that boy.
3) Where did you work? Not much working either... just chores and helping my grandpa out in his work shop. He was the founder and owner of Wayne Christensen Heating and Air. I would spend hours everyday out there talking to him and helping him bend the tin into different shapes my favorite things were to run them through this cool machine that would bend it all for you and I would use a permanent marker to draw pictures for him on the scraps that were left over, then tack them up above his work bench with my mad hammering skills. I think my grandma still has some of them hanging up out there.
4) Where did you live? Spanish Fork, Utah (Right across the street from my grandparents, which would explain why I spent everyday with my grandpa)
5) Where did you hang out? Mostly where ever my grandpa was... I was also in Talent Sprouts (a singing group that my cousins, siblings and myself were all in at one point or another)... or at my friend Michelle Partridge’s house.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Glasses... pink ones with a little brown plastic bow on the frame.
7) Who were your best friends? My grandpa, Michelle Partridge, my cousin Kellie... I didn’t have many friends as a child
8) How many tattoos did you have? None... Remember... 10 years old... oh wait I think I had the one I gave myself (I accidentally stabbed myself with a pencil and there is still a mark there... so I guess you could consider that a tattoo?)
9) How many piercings did you have? Just one in each ear
10) What kind of car did you drive? I didn’t drive but I did ride around in my grandpa’s Orange and Yellow work van.
11) Had you been to a real party? Just birthday parties, sleep overs and such.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yes. The boy that I loved in the third grade had to move away. He used to walk me home from school about everyday. I really wish I could remember his name. I would like to thank him for being so nice to me.
13) Were you Single/Dating/Taken/Married/Divorced? Single

***15 YEARS AGO (1994)***

1) How old were you? 15 years old (9th grade)
2) Who were you dating? I think I had a new boyfriend every month. (And dating when you are 15 isn’t true dating) My brother kept tabs on who I was dating... come to find out he kept a lot of the "bad" boys away even though they were the ones that I wanted asking me out (they were also his friends... and he knew them... WELL!). Thank you, Big Brother!!!
3) Where did you work? I cleaned house for a friend whose house was immaculate to begin with. I mostly just washed her windows (she had a ton of them) and mopped the tile floors by hand. I also babysat a bit.
4) Where did you live? Spanish Fork, Utah (We had moved to the Upper East Side by now... which is code for freezing mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon)
5) Where did you hang out? Home... our house was the hangout house! Everyone who was anyone hung out there... well, at least our little group did.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? I tried contacts but couldn’t wear them... and I hated wearing glasses so I mostly walked around with a slight blur to everything.
7) Who were your best friends? All the boys in the neighborhood... I had mostly guy friends growing up. Amy, Jamie, my cousin Kellie, and a few girls from the ward that were trying to help me become active again.
8) How many tattoos did you have? Just the same as before
9) How many piercings did you have? Same as before
10) What kind of car did you drive? Well, I was only 15... but I did drive my mom’s car every now and then. "Ruby" a Toyota, Corolla that I later totaled, when I was 16, just after my mom had a new engine put in. It is an interesting story. Maybe I will post it later. I would also drive my cousin’s Nissan pick-up "Beater" a two wheel dive rust bucket. Again, more interesting stories... will try to remember to post later.
11) Had you been to a real party? Yes, we used to have boy/girl parties all the time at our house. I even played spin the bottle a few time, though I chickened out most of the time and the guy and I stood in the other room making funny noises to get a response out of the others. I was a tom boy and all the guys knew me as such. Not much romance at this age.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yes, by this punk kid named "Clint"and one of my best friends "Camille"... he was my first official boyfriend and later he and my best friend hooked up (yes, really hooked up) well needless to say that was the end of both of those friendships.
13) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Single14) Any kids? None yet

***10 YEARS AGO (1999)***

1) How old were you? 20 years old
2) Who were you dating? Mark Smith.
3) Where did you work? Modus Media in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was a clerk in the Shipping Department. Mostly just paperwork and stacking and wrapping pallets for hours and hours. There were several days that I would work 24 hrs before I left. The longest I ever worked was 36 hours straight. Wow it is amazing the energy and stamina you have before you have little ones.4) Where did you live? Taylorsville, Utah5) Where did you hang out? Work... and home sleeping!
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Neither... I had some how managed to pass my drivers licence eye test so I never wore my glasses.
7) Who were your best friends? Didn’t really have friends. Just had Mark and what ever friends he was friends with. I lost my best friends because Mark couldn’t stand them.
8) How many tattoos did you have? Same as before
9) How many piercings did you have? Same as before
10) What kind of car did you drive? The "Beetle Bum" a Honda Civic, black with black interior and no air conditioning and a Plymouth Sundance Hunter Green.
11) Had you been to a real party? My "real" parties at this stage were work related or family birthday parties.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yes, We had to move from Arizona and I had loved it there but we just couldn’t make it on what I brought in and Mark could not find a job. We left behind a ton of great "couple" friends.
13) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Married to Mark
14) Any kids? Not yet... that happened the next year.

***5 YEARS AGO (2004)***

1) How old were you? 25 years old
2) Who were you dating? Ronald Rasmussen (aka Ron)
3) Where did you work? Utah County... I have been there for almost 5 years and I will just start working for the Fire Marshal at the end of the year.4) Where did you live? Orem, Utah (In Ron’s parents tiny 2 bedroom basement apartment)
5) Where did you hang out? Mostly at home in bed, on the couch, at the doctors office or at the hospital... I was prego with Cameron.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? I wore glasses... yes I broke down and got some finally... I decided that I deserve to see everything.
7) Who were your best friends? My Moms and my sister Cami... I wasn’t very happy with Ron at the moment.
8) How many tattoos did you have? Still the same as before.
9) How many piercings did you have? Same.
10) What kind of car did you drive? "Winny" Ford Windstar - minivan... yes yes I would never own a minivan. Ron really wanted one. I gave in!
11) Had you been to a real party? Yes... I had been to family parties... birthday parties mostly.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yup... But Ron took it and nurtured it and mended it and made it new and beautiful again.
13) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Divorced in 2001 and Married Ron in 2002... yeah it happened fast!
14) Any kids? Burton (4) and like I said I was Prego with Cameron.

***TODAY (2009)***

1) How old are you? I will be 30 tomarrow!
2) Who are you dating? Ronald Rasmussen (aka Ron)
3) Where do you work? Utah County... I have been here for about 10 years.4) Where do you live? Orem, Utah - on the old people street ;-)
5) Where do you hang out? At home, over at Karen’s house, game night at the Bucklein’s, shopping, exercising with the girls, at a family members house, at Young Womens!
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? I wear glasses
7) Who are your best friends? Julie, Wendy, Amy, Karen, Marie, Tionna, Cindy, My Mom, Cami, Jamie, Judy, Andrea... (these are in no particular order and I only put one name for all those friends that have the same name) sorry if I missed one of you... bad memory and I really have a ton of BFF! I have never had this many friends that I consider best friends.
8) How many tattoos do you have? Still the same as before... I will say this though... I really want a tattoo... I want either angel wings on my back or the little flower that I am always doodling on my shoulder... And no I will never get either one. I will just fantasize about having one. My body is a temple and I will treat it as such! Plus I would probably really regret it in 50 years, if I did.
9) How many piercings do you have? Same and I have no desire to get more.
10) What kind of car do you drive? "Vern the Van" '05 Kia Sedona minivan... yes yes I would never own a minivan and now I have owned 2. They are great when you have little ones.
11) Have you been to a real party? Yes... just this year I have been to christmas parties, birthday parties, a Snowman Party, Halloween Parties, School Parties, Etc... I love to party!
12) Have you had your heart broken? Wow, 20 years later and my heart is still beating?... Yes, my heart has been broken many times and in many ways, ways you would expect and others that would be a shock to you and maybe some that might have killed others. I have learned that it is not only men that break your heart or even people for that matter, My heart has broken so many times and in so many different ways then I would have even thought possible at the age of 10. The question should be have I grown from these breaks... Yes, by leaps and bounds! I have become a much better person through these experiences.
13) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Still Married to the most wonderful man a girl could ever hope to marry. He is the love of my life, the one I turn to for everything, the one who makes me laugh, the wonderful "Daddy, Dad, Dadadadadada" to our 3 children, the one who takes care of me, the one that I get to take care of! I love you, Honey!!!14) Any kids? 3 of the most adorable kids in the world!!! Burton (9), Cameron (4 ½), Breanna (14 mo.)