"Like Tattoos on This Town"

Ahhh, #throwbackThursday. The time when all of your old and embarassing selfies come back to haunt you. This is when we see who was the brace-face, who was the awkward one, and of course those awful scene days when you'd listen to nothing to but scene music. Sound familiar? Well, we're going wayyy back here on Finding My Voice.
While at work, I often take to casually clicking around at various social networking sites. So, one day I decided to look back to my high school days. #classof2012. So, here's some of my fondest high school memories, from 2008-2012.
 
 
 Top: Me with art; Bottom: art without me
At my high school, we had this awesome thing where at the end of the year, we would have a sidewalk chalk festival. I only got to do it my senior year, and I drew Snoopy with my friend Iris. It was such a fun filled day, and I got hella tan.

Me left; Griffin right
My prom was perhaps one of the highlights of my high school experience. I went with Griffin whose one of my closest friends. (He asked me to go to the prom because I didn't have anyone to go with #bestpersoneveraward.) I wore a purple dress, and I didn't let him see it literally til the day of. In the midst of all of prom, a lot of my friends were fighting, and lots of cat-fighting going on. However, it was still a great day. (And for the record, I stayed New Jersey out of it)

Sarah left; Me in the Middle; Liz on the Right
I got to go to New York three times! Each time, I went to see a Broadway show. The first time (which is when this picture was being taken) was in my freshman year. We saw West Side Story. The second time was in my junior year. We saw How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. AND Daniel Radicliffe was in it. How awesome was that? The last year (which was my senior year) we saw Newsies. It was such a great experience, and I miss going to all of those shows. 

Angelyn left; Me right. 
I used to make lots of obnoxious faces. Anyways, I went to two high school dances other than prom. (Homecoming 2008, and 2011) I honestly don't remember why I didn't go my juinor year, but my sophomore year it was because I had just gone through a breakup. Both times I went were super-fun and I had a blast dancing with my friends.

Vere left; Me center; Theresa right
I went to Panera a lot. My high school was actually right next to one, so I would often be found there eating soup. Those are some of my high school friends, engaging in a Panera selfie! I miss them.




Gabriel right; Griffin left
While in high school, I met these two classy individuals. I met Griffin in junior year band class. He sat next to me, we played the same instrument, and now to this day, I still drive him crazy. I met Gabriel in expository writing class my senior year. We didn't get very close to the end, and the next semester, when we actually had sociology together.

Me on the left; my coach on the right! 
In my upperclassman days in high school, I played on the badminton team. Now, I wasn't very good at it, but still I had an amazing time. During my senior year when my grandfather died, they were my support. (I played a game the day after he died too, just saying that's pretty awesome.) Playing for two years really helped introduce me to people that I otherwise wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to meet. Plus, I was the one always taking pictures.

Me on left; Sarah on right.
I used to Picnik a lot. Who remembers seeing these on Facebook? Well I was obsessed  with them. Sarah was my friend from choir, and I still talk to her today!
Those are some of my memories from high school! Did I get you thinking way back when? If so, tell me about some of your fondest memories in the comments below! 

TBT-Facebook Notes Still Exist....In The Form Of Blogs..

Since I'm bored, I'm throwing it back when Facebook notes were a thing.

WHAT WAS YOUR:

1. last beverage =Water

2. last phone call = Either Gabriel or my mother.

3. last text message = Theresa

4. last song you listened to = Undermine, by the Nashville Cast

5. last time you cried = A while ago..

HAVE YOU EVER:

6. dated someone twice = Fool me once shame on you; full me twice shame on me.

7. been cheated on = nope.

8. hung out with someone that made you do a dare? = #storyofmylife

9. lost someone special = Yes

11. been overstuffed=I would judge you if you haven't. 

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

12. purple

13. purple

14. purple.

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2014)

15. Made a new friend =  Many

16. Disowned a friend = yup-that was sad. 

17. Laughed until you cried?= I'm not sure, but probably. 

18. Met someone who changed you = Not yet. 

19. Found out who your true friends were = Yes, and they are lovely, hi true friends who like to read my blog. I hope you know who you are. 

20. Found out someone was talking about you = Nope, but I don't blame them. I am quite awesome and who doesn't want to talk about me? 

21. Laughed at someone when they fell?knowing me, yeah.

GENERAL:

22. How many people on your fb friends list do you know in real life? I know a lot of them, but I'm not super-close with 95 percent of them.

23.Where art thou = Wouldn't you like to know? ;)

24. Do you have any pets = Yes. A dog named Maggie. 

25. Do you want to change your name = Kinda

26. What did you do for your last birthday? I had dinner and cake with my super-awesome friends.

27. What time did you wake up today? Define awake. I don't wake up and actually function until I have coffee. 

28. What were you doing  last night? Working. 

29. Name something you CANNOT wait for? Getting my license. 

30. Last time you saw your Mother? She's in the next room, crazy stalker quiz. 

31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? Other than having my license, I'm pretty cool with my life the way it is right now. 

32. What are you listening to right now? A commercial. 

33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom? No, but in high school a friend named her significant other Tom as a code name. 

34. What's getting on your nerves right now? Uhm. It's summer. I'm mad chill.

35. Most visited webpage? Blogger, Facebook, or Twitter. Did I forget Netflix? Oops, I think I did. Sorry Netflix, you're the bae.

37. Nicknames? Nat, NQ, Yoshi, Natalia...

38.Relationship Status? Single. It's the best ever.

39. Zodiac Sign? Cancer.

40. Are you a he or a she? a she. 

44. color of hair= Brown

45. Long or short = Long hair don't care.

47. Do you have a crush on someone? Honestly, I don't know. I mean I think that's the kind of thing that you're supposed to be sure of, but I really can't say. 

48: What do you like about yourself? I'm pretty damn awesome. 

49. do you wear glasses? pretty much everyday. 

50. hobby(s) I read books, write, watch epic stuff on netlifx, and of course, love photography. 

51. Righty or lefty = righty

FIRSTS :

52. First surgery? Eye surgery. 

53. First stitches? Never needed them. 

55. First sport you joined? Badminton.

56. First vacation? Probs Disney World.

RIGHT NOW :

60.Drinking? Nada. 

61. I'm about to? Call someone. 

62. Listening to? The news. 

63. Waiting for? I don't know...something?

YOUR FUTURE :

64. Want kids? = I want to adopt them. 

65. Get Married? = Hopefully if someone could put up with me for that long. 

66. Career? Print Journalist/author.

WHICH IS BETTER :

67. Lips or eyes?  Eyes

68. Hugs or kisses?Friends-hugs; cute people kisses would be lovely. 

69. Shorter or taller? Taller, cause then they can reach higher stuff. 

70. Older or Younger? Doesn't matter.

71. Romantic or spontaneous? Hmm...romantic. I want roses future gentlemen callers...

72. Nice stomach or nice arms? Stomach?

73. Sensitive or loud? Both. 

74. Hook-up or relationship? Both. I'm in this very YOLO-state of mind.

75. Trouble maker or hesitant? Hesitant. I mean I don't want you to do something illegal around me. 

HAVE YOU EVER :

76. Wrote a story that you lost? My life. 

77. Dreamed a dream that was odd? Yes. 

78. Lost glasses/contacts? Never. 

79. Jumped of cliff? Nope

80. Broken someone's heart? I'm such a heartbreaker. 

81. Had your own heart broken? Yes. 

82. Been arrested? Nope. I'm not that badass. 

83. Turned someone down? Yup. They were very mean. 

84. Cried when someone died? Yeah.

85. Fallen for a friend? LOL I fall for people and then become their friend. It's a pattern.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

86. Yourself? Yes.

87. Miracles? Yes. 

88. Love at first sight? Yes. 

89. Heaven? Yes. 

90. Santa Claus? I'm in college. I do however believe strongly in leaving cookies out for people (minus the fact that i'd eat them)

91. Kiss on the first date? Sure; YOLO. 

92. Angels? Yes. 

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

93. Had more than one bf/gf? LOL nope. 

94. Is there one person you want to be with right now? I miss Alessia D: But otherwise, not really. 

95. Did you sing today? Yes. 

97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go, and why? I would probably redo my senior year in high school. It honestly sucked, because I was depressed all of the time. If I could do it over again I would smile more and be happy more. However, since I can't go back, I've decided to apply as much happiness as humanly possible in my day to day life. 

98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be? Hm, probably any pizza date with Gabriel. 

99. Are you afraid of falling in love? HAHAHA Yeah. 

100. Posting this as 100% truthful? I solemly swear that this is the truth and nothing but the truth good quiz person sir. 

#TBT "Let's Hear it"

The following is a poem I've written about some of my friends! All work and photographs are my own. 

1.

Let’s sit on a silver metal table,

Where pop music plays from the speakers above us.

Cary Rae Jepson asks some boy to call her maybe,

One Direction says that you don’t know you’re beautiful.

We’re eating Fro Yo from pink and yellow cups.

In between bites,

We share advice about boys, and life.

I noticed that her accent is slowly becoming American.

2.

He picks me up in his tic-tac green mini van.

His hair is purple, and he’s wearing funky sunglasses.

Nirvana’s blasting from the radio,

He’s slowly growing to like grunge.

We pick up his little sister,

Who is slowly becoming like my own.

Where does this road to nowhere lead to?

It leads to Starbucks,

“NQ I need my coffee”, he said.

It leads to parks,

“NQ, I want to go somewhere pretty”, he said, his eyes begging like a puppy.

And it leads to long scenic walks in random places.

“NQ, let’s go for a walk”, he says jumping up and down.

Yes, he had too much coffee.

On those walks,

We talk about life, the future, and just about everything else.

3.

When he ditches the green backpack,

 And escapes the crowded hallways of high school,

He’s a different person.

The adventurous person in front of me is

Totally different then the quiet person who always has his nose in a book.

Whether it was exploring the unknown,

Discovering the river,

Or when he puts me his back, as if I weighed as much as that backpack.

During that time,

The summer between my senior year of high school,

And my freshman year in college

You would listen to me,

Even when I think no one else was.

4.

“Go team!” we’d cheer from the sidelines.

We’d talk about that hot guy in my math class,

And the guy in your EDU class.

Swoosh!

Bobcats win!

Peca scored the winning goal!

Boomer the Bobcat dances all around to the music that the pep band plays,

Blue and gold pride,

Bobcats won yet again!

5.

Let’s hear it for the good times,

When I would eat fro yo, with Alessia whose now back in Italy.

When I would drive around aimlessly with Gabriel, whose now in Saint Paul.

When I went to QU with Elisia whose now at QU.

When I would walk the Canal Trail with Griffin, who doesn’t know where he’s going .

Throwback Thursday-Facebook/Myspace Quizzes)

Raise your hand if you've had a Myspace back in the day. Now, raise your hand if you had a Myspace but your parents didn't know about it. I got the idea for this on the lovely Raewyn's blog (Read her awesome post here!) And decided to try it. Talk about a throwback. I mean come on, who doesn't remember these?


Where’s the closest hoodie to you right now? I have no clue. 

What restaurant do you think has the Best French Fries? A local diner in my hometown has the best french fries but honestly Red Robin also is a close second. 

When’s the last time you played the board game Clue? I honestly don't remember. 

Who did you last get in an argument with? Probably one of my friends, but I don't remember.

Do you think you could live without your cell phone?: Nope. 

Where is your dad right now?: That's a good question my friends.

How many people do you know of named Adam? At least 2. 

How about Jessica’s? Quite a few. 

Do you do your homework? Everyday, cause if you don't in college you're screwed.

Are you friends with any cheerleaders?:My cousin's a cheerleader? But yeah, I am. 

What was the last thing you burnt? My tongue on my tea.

What was the last picture you took? A picture of the tree outside my house. 

Is your computer slow right now?: Always. 

What’s the best thing about your mom?: Hm, other than the fact that she's probably the most independent person that I know, in addition to being the best mom ever, I've got nothing. 

Have you seen your best friend naked?: Of course, who hasn't? (I'm being sarcastic.) 

Have you ever been in the hospital?: Yes.

Would you date someone that none of your friends like?: Yeah, because at the end of the day it's my decision who I date, not theirs. 

Does your phone have to be charged every day? Not really, but I'm weird and wasteful so yes.

When is the last time you held hands with someone? Right before Gabriel left. 

If you woke up as the opposite gender, what’s the 1st thing you would do? Be very confused. 

Who did you last hug? Gabriel when he left.  

Have you ever crawled through a window? Duh, that's what all of the cool kids do nowadays. Just kidding I'm not that awesome. 

Where is your mom? Working at her job. 

Morning or night person? "I always preferred noon..." 

What was the last movie you watched? American Hustle.

Any cool scars? Nope.  

Things about the opposite sex you notice first? Either my sense of humor, or my extensive knowledge of Freud.  

What career would you wish to be in? Writer is where it's at, yo. 

Do you want a well-paying job or a job you enjoy? enjoy. 

When were you last on your phone? About an hour ago talking to my homeboy Gabriel. 

What were the shoes you wore today? My fake UGGs with buttons. 

Do you like math? Nope, we are mortal enimies. 

Are you currently in a relationship? Maybe I am..maybe I am not. You can be the judge of that.

Do you like hugs? Duh, who doesn't?

Where do you want to go to college? Since I go to college, I don't see the point of this question.