Warning: This post contains some embarrassing photos of me younger. But I’ve come to terms with being a nerd when I was little, and accepted it.
The Babysitters Club.
So, I used to be totally obsessed with these books. Like, as in I had pretty much every book almost. (Even the Super Specials and Super Mysteries.) I remember going to book stores or yard sales with my parents and seeing books I didn’t own and begging my mom to get them for me.
Not my collection, but probably close (if not more) of how many books I had. I’m pretty sure I had that postcard book in the far bottom right as well.
They came out with the tv show (which I can still remember the theme song to)…
and then the movie (which I still own on VHS and had the cassette tape soundtrack). I think I can still quote this movie. Oh, Rachel Leigh Cook and the girl that played Alex Mack.
Yep, that was me. I was a huge nerd when I was little.
Point proven. Big glasses. Cool Christmas sweater AND turtleneck. Big bow. My nanny robot invention in 3rd grade.
Oh, and let’s not forget this awesomness…
That would be me again. Jorts and all. I won the poster contest for the Tornado Safety Contest. I believe that says 1995, making me 10 years old. (I would like to stop right now and thank whoever invented contacts and braces. That is all.)
So, attention back to the Babysitter’s Club. (I know it’s hard to look away from the big glasses and jorts.) Of course my favorite when I was little was Kristy. (The tomboy who played softball…ha.) My cousins and I used to use fake names when we were little and mine was always Kristy. But then again, was me when I was little, a tomboy. I used to go fishing at our pond with my dad and love to play outside until the sun went down.
Point proven again. (Although, I did play softball on a co-ed team for 3 years before I moved to Asheville. If you know me, that’s pretty impressive. I am not the most coordinated person. There was a lot of falling. But I got to be a pretty good catcher. The umpire loved me. But that was probably because he got to stare at my butt while standing behind me at home plate.) Off track…
I think as I grew a little older, I liked Claudia better. She was the artsy one. And that made me want to be artsy. And look at my now…graduated from USC with an Art Studio (focus in photography) major, a photographer at an auction gallery, love to make things, take pictures, decorate and super crafty.
Yep, I may still wear glasses from time to time. But at least they’re suited for my face. And yes, I’m still a nerd at heart. There’s nothing like a good book to keep my company.
So, this post is a big thank you to Ann N. Martin for making me fall in love with reading a young age.
We play lots of Scrabble and UNO.
We found the best new Mexican place in Asheville, Papas and Beer. They have a salsa bar with 8 different kinds and the burritos are the size of your head. So good!
It snowed two weekends ago. Not enough to actually do anything in it, but it still stuck!
Olive likes to be up close and personal in the mornings. I’m ok with that.
She also likes having a faux hawk and playing WOW. 
She got a hair cut…or a blow out.
Homemade chicken gyros, homemade tzatziki sauce and vino for Valentine’s dinner.
We’ve had a few warmer days and taken advantage by going on some walks in the park down the road. 
Getting to go to Columbia last weekend let me see these two cute pups! 
Also, got to go through a bunch of stuff when I was little. Proof I wanted to be a hamburger when I grew up and lots of art work.
Gourmet Shop for lunch with the sisters. Mmm, so good.
And then I slipped down the stairs once we got home and hurt myself. Typical.
The nice weather gave me Spring fever. Windows down & pretty flowers for our house. Can’t wait for nice weather to stay!
