Teen trends and 11 years

While living in Colorado Springs, I followed my719moms .  I haven't stopped following them because they have some good information that they post about.  :)  Anyway, they just shared this article on Facebook about Teen trends.  I do not have teenage kids yet, but I know I will someday, a day I don't think I'll ever be prepared for. 

My husband and I read this article together and could not believe what teens are doing today for activities.  Two of those activities include vodka eyeballing and car surfing.  Vodka eyeballing involves pouring vodka into your eyeball and car surfing is just that... surfing on a car.  I am always telling myself that I was just a teenager and I remember not believing others when they told me that was I was doing was dumb, stupid, dangerous, or reckless.  Hell, I thought I was invincible.  Now that I look back, I realize that everyone else was right and I was sooo wrong. 

Reading stuff like this reminds me of the scary world that I am raising my children in.  From kidnappers, to child predators, to random shootings in public places... it makes me wish I could just put them back in and keep them safe from all of this.  Of course, that would probably be super painful, but hey, at least I know where they are! ;)

On a different note, we are coming up to the 11th year that I have been with my husband.  9/14/2001.  Technically, I have known him since first grade.  He moved away after first grade, my family stayed, and when my family moved my senior year of high school, I met him on my first day of school and the rest is history.

SOOOO.... It started like this:



First Grade!



High School



Basic Training

 
 And ended up like this:

 

I still can't believe they are all mine.

 

 

Here's to 11 years... the ups, downs and all arounds... and many more to come. <3