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The other day I went out to lunch with two of my friends, Brooke and Melissa. (Kona's for all you Chico people). As we were eating our lunch a plethora of people wearing blue came in. Blue faces, blue t-shirts, etc.. I knew exactly what this was about, being a local girl. After several minutes two girls, wearing red shirts, walked into the restaurant full of blue-shirted kids (and us, of course). As soon as the girls walked in the blue people started booing and then chanting "vikings! vikings! vikings!" It took me right back to high school! Friday night was the "Almond Bowl," which is the football game between the two rival high schools of our city.
As they were yelling Melissa said, "You should get on the table and yell, 'Chico!" It made me think of just how old we probably seemed to all of these 15 and 16 year olds. I'm only 25, I feel young, but to a high school kid I'm probably old! I'm a mom with three kids. As Brooke mentioned, our 10 year high school reunions are coming up! It's so funny to think of how age is so relative. In high school I felt so mature and grown up. Now I look at them and they are YOUNG! When I first got married and joined the young married group at church I thought the ladies with kids, who scrapbooked and stuff, were so boring.
Oh, how times change! My friends and I are all doing very grown-up things. It's grown up to get date seriously, get married, have babies. Some of my friends from high school are even done having kids. But, I still feel the same! Will I ever feel "grown-up"?
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I didn't even realize it was Almond Bowl time until a car full of PV kids almost ran me down while I was crossing the Esplande with a cart full of computers. Punk kids.... Get off my lawn!
ReplyDeleteImagine how OLD i felt when I actually went to the Almond Bowl Friday night. It was a very odd feeling. Some of my old youth group kids were on the team or cheerleading...so it was fun to see them! But yes, I can't believe my ten year reunion is around the corner. Some days I DO feel OLD! lol
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with ya, sister. It's an interestin experience to stay in Chico and see everything stay the same (pretty much) while our lives change and grow so much. Some days I'm like "Wait. I'm married? I have a daughter? Whoa." I have a feeling we'll never feel truly grown-up. But, that's okay, right?
ReplyDeleteThat does make me feel old, but in a good way. I would have so wanted to join in the chanting and yell "GO VIKINGS"
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean! My 10 year reunion is next year! I've also thought how it's funny to think that when I was in high school 27 sounded old... but I don't feel old at all! I went into a local high school the other day to vote (we had our election in Canada last week). It was a bit of a reality check as I walked through the halls with my husband, on just how much I have changed... and I was thankful to not be in high school anymore!
ReplyDeletelike the saying goes, "age is just number." and "you're only as old as you feel." i think that's so true. sometimes i forget that i'm 31! wait, ladies with kids who scrapbook are boring!!! morgan! i bet mommies who sew and knit are as lively as grandmas huh? hahahhah! oh i'll get you to scrapbook and sew and knit one of these days! :)
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way. I still think of myself as young 20s, though I'm a lot closer to 30 than I am to 20 (I'm 27). I see kids who were several years younger than me and they're married or having kids and I think--You're too young! Then I realize that they are early to mid 20s. But I feel young, that's what matters.
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