Harry's World v2

Thursday, April 17, 2008

How Things Change

Kevin had this link up today about chicks discussing how their lives have changed in the past 10 years. Here's mine, from what I can recall:

Age 24: Work Trips to San Diego & Grad School Study Groups
Age 34: Webcasts & Playdates

Age 24: A closet full of Size 2 clothes and some 4s for "fat days"
Age 34: Really need to toss out those 2s and get the 4s in some basement bins so I can find a selection from the other 5 sizes that might fit.

Age 24: Convertible
Age 34: Mini-van

Age 24: Friends and Ally McBeal watched religiously, sometimes driving to Baltimore to watch over a beer with actual friends.
Age 34: Jon & Kate Plus 8 watched whenever via Tivo while feeding botttle to baby

Age 24: Making sure I had as many things to cram in over the weekend as possible
Age 34: Making sure I have as few things to cram in over the weekend as possible

Age 24: Have actual guy friends to go to Bar Crawls and Rock Climb with
Age 34: Sometimes email guy friends but more often call their wives to plan playdates

Age 24: Drinking beers & passing out at Dave Matthews concerts
Age 34: Loading Harry up with juice boxes so he doesn't pass out at Justin Roberts concerts

Age 24: Dixie Chicks, Grateful Dead on CDs in house, old cassette tapes in the car
Age 34: Backyardigans and Lazy Town soundtrack on iPod...with some Jimmy Buffet thrown in for good measure.

Age 24: Catching BareNakedLadies concerts in the front row.
Age 34: BareNakedLadies too buys raising kids to tour.

Age 24: Friends "holding each other's hair" in bathroom stalls
Age 34: Holding dogs and children over nearest porcelain basin to puke in.

Age 24: Drinking at loud sports bars to celebrate a great climb or a finished exam
Age 34: Drinking at loud brightly colored pizza restaurant to celebrate making it out of the house with two small children

Age 24: Vacation getaway - beach & drinkfest...usually free, with accommodations on sofa
Age 34: Vacation getaway - beach & drinkfest...very expensive to provide space for extra twin bed and pack & play, and then complaining bed is not as good as Sleep # at home

Age 24: Climbing shoes
Age 34: Crocks

Age 24: Bikinis
Age 34: Sad suit from Land's End that covers as much as possible

Age 24: Zone Diet to remain a size 2 and multiple private Pilates sessions each week
Age 34: Considering Zone Diet, since I was a size 2 last time I tried it, and 15 minutes on the treadmill after dropping kids off in the morning

Age 24: Parties with kegs
Age 34: Parties with moonbounces

Age 24: Trying to get in with the cool kids in social circle
Age 34: Trying to get in with the cool moms at preschool

Age 24: Read science texts
Age 34: Read board books

Age 24: Bridget Jones's Diary
Age 34: Mommy Blogs

Age 24: Guilty Pleasure - Watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Age 34: Guilty Pleasure - Scott Baio is in his 40s with babies and wives

Age 24: I use cell phone to call people
Age 34: I only text

Age 24: I use e-mail to send jokes to my roommates.
Age 34: I use e-mail more often than I communicate verbally.

Age 24: I make scrapbooks for people
Age 34: I publish my own hardcover photo albums on Shutterfly

Age 24: A Great Day = On the rocks before the crowds get there, Beers and cookout with friends, awake & alert until 3AM
Age 34: A Great Day = At park or zoo before crowds get there, no crying at dinner with family, awake & alert until 9PM

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