Sophomore Year was a blast! No longer in that awkward Freshman stage, new friends, late nights swing dancing and started my first job.... Scooping ice cream at Baskin Robbins. ;) Luckily we were only allowed 1 free scoop a shift... I could have easily gone through an entire barrel of mint chocolate chip back then...
This year was full of beach time with friends, tons of dances and school activities, JROTC events, my first real high school long term boyfriend, traveling to swing dance for the band Cool Daddy, and watching close friends graduate, join the military and go off to college. This is the school year that I miss the most....
Here are some pics that take me back and tunes from 1999/2000 that I enjoyed. :)
First week back at school and already lazy with Steph
Group of friends (I think there are 13-14 people in this one picture)
Swing Dancing in the school parking lot
Group of friends
Homecoming 1999
Steph and I being explained how to bet on the horse races
Winning Ticket~ My horse Special Eyes came in first~ I treated us to the rest of night at the Orange County Fair
At the Orange County Fair
Shooting Pool, JROTC skate party
My friend who was like a little brother to me singing to me for my 16th birthday
Birthday party dancing
Scandia with Kat and Christen for Kat's birthday
Steph and me at Disneyland
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Southern California's 8th annual Junior ROTC pass and review... Hahahaha, I had to memorize this speech and say it in front of class so much that everyone HATED when I started in at it.. They still hate it this day... Narrator for SoCal's Annual JROTC Pass and Review (there were over 600 students, faculty and family present and I rocked it.) ;)
Pass and Review 2000
Prom 2000
Civil Air Patrol 200
Steph and I in our friend Sean's pants
Chicago 1999 with my younger brothers Eric and Kenny
Here's a list of love, sad, angry, and upbeat songs that remind me of our military members and those of us that remain on the home front when they are away. Feel free to add songs that remind you of your loved one when they're away or patriotic songs that you enjoy! <3
God Bless The USA- Lee Greenwood
Ours- Taylor Swift
The Bumper of My SUV- Chely Wright
Who You'd Be Today- Kenny Chesney
Makin Me Fall In Love Again- Kellie Pickler
Wait For Me-Theory Of A Deadman
Here Without You- 3 Doors Down
Citizen Soldier- 3 Doors Down
When You're Gone- Avril Lavigne
They Also Serve- John Conlee
Letters From Home- John Michael Montgomery
I'm Already There- Lonestar
Love Don't Run- Steve Holy
Without You- Keith Urban
In God We Still Trust- Diamond Rio
Come Home Soon- SheDaisy
All I Ask For Anymore- Trace Adkins
Traveling Soldier- Dixie Chicks
Loving You Tonight- Andrew Allen
Long Distance- Bruno Mars
Tattoos & Scars- Montgomery Gentry
Politically Uncorrect- Gretchen Wilson
Only In America- Brooks and Dunn
Little House- Amanda Seyfried
Warm Whispers- Missy Higgins
All We'd Ever Need- Lady Antebellum
A Thousand Years- Christina Perri
God Gave Me You- Blake Shelton
Whiskey Lullaby- Brad Paisley
Soldier Song- Steve Azar
I'll Wait For You- Joe Nichols
Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning- Alan Jackson
American Soldier- Toby Keith
Where The Stars and Stripes and The Eagles Fly- Aaron Tippin
America First- Merle Haggard
God Bless America- Martina McBride
One Last Time- Dusty Drake
Riding with Private Malone- David Ball
If I Don't Make It Back- Tracy Lawrence
One More Day- Diamond Rio
Arlington- Trace Adkins
Ragged Old Flag- Johnny Cash
American Child- Phil Vassar
Some Gave All- Billy Ray Cyrus
Courtsey Of the Red, White & Blue- The Angry American- Toby Keith
Wake Me Up When September Ends- Green Day
Unsung Heros- Josh Gracin
Just A Dream- Carrie Underwood
Til The Last Shots Fired- Trace Adkins
19- Bill Gentry
If You're Reading This- Tim McGraw
Semper Fi- Trace Adkins
I Just Came Back From A War- Darryl Worley
