Comments on She Wears a Red Sox Cap...: Letters to Me

I LOVE this idea!!!! Here are some of mine!!! Dea...

2011-12-05T23:04:21.895-05:00

I LOVE this idea!!!! Here are some of mine!!!

Dear Me on my 8th Birthday,

You don't know it yet but in a little over a month you will be leaving this country and moving far far away. Almost 25 years later you still won't have returned. So make sure you drink it all in. Take a mental picture.

Dear Newly Immigrant Self,

When your sister crawls across the icy field to say hello to you at lunch, don't get upset at her and send her to class. You'll regret it for the rest of your life.

Dear High School Self,

There will be a boy who plays soccer. You'll think he's mighty cute and the sun rises and sets with him. Enjoy that feeling.

Later on you'll date another boy. End the relationship after two years. It doesn't get better after that.

Dear 22 year-old self living in Paris,

These will be the good old days! Have the time of your life!!!!!!

Dear Law School Self,

You'll change more than you can imagine during this time. And it will be change for the better. As a bonus - you'll meet the boy you're going to marry. What's not to love about that!? :o)

Dear Living in the Rockies Self,

Yes, you're a big city girl living in a small town. But enjoy it for what it's worth. Just when you're getting settled everything will change and you'll move away.

:o)

Ha, I love these! One of my favorites is the line...

2011-12-02T15:21:53.630-05:00

Ha, I love these! One of my favorites is the line about you & Tiff and getting over the drama as you will be in each others' weddings.

I would tell my high school self that life will get so much better and to just hold on because you will find amazing friendships in college (I had a really horrible high school experience).

I would tell my 20-something self to stop worrying that i wll never find a job that fits and challenges me. I would tell her to calm down and remember that it takes time to figure things out.

I would tell 29 year old Lisa that I am proud of her for ending the relationship with Tom. It was the first time I was really smart about dating and forced msyelf to see things for what they are/were going to be if we stayed together, instead of living in 'la la land'.

Such great letters - i love that idea!! I think I...

2011-12-01T16:04:57.182-05:00

Such great letters - i love that idea!!

I think I would really just tell myself that things DO get better and they DO happen for a reason all these times that my life strayed from what I had planned for myself!

I cannot tell you how scared/excited I am for that...

2011-12-01T12:47:02.671-05:00

I cannot tell you how scared/excited I am for that first year of teaching. Is it even possible to feel equal parts both of those emotions??? I'm glad I'm older and not a typical 22/23 year old first year teacher, but it's still scary!

This was a cute post, I loved it!

Oh I love this! I may need to get thinking on my o...

2011-12-01T07:11:38.858-05:00

Oh I love this! I may need to get thinking on my own reflections!

oh my gosh, I LOVE that last one!! People have de...

2011-12-01T06:46:46.636-05:00

oh my gosh, I LOVE that last one!! People have definitely told me that before, and I think to myself "seriously?! How will I MISS this?!" I can't wait to be married and move on to bigger and better things, other than wedding planning!
How about this one;
"Dear 13 year old Gina, PLEASE take down those clipped bangs that you have clipped on the top of your head. You look...like a moron!!!"

I have no idea what that argument was about either...

2011-12-01T06:32:00.443-05:00

I have no idea what that argument was about either! I was so dramatic... Clearly we recovered :) These letters are awesome. Love you!

PS: I should add to this: Dear middle school sel...

2011-11-30T22:40:12.900-05:00

PS: I should add to this:

Dear middle school self: probably not a good idea to skip a Social Studies test and hide in the boys bathroom with four other people when you go to a tiny school of 130 people in the country. You will likely get caught.

Haha now why didn't you tell ME to find a bett...

2011-11-30T22:34:01.037-05:00

Haha now why didn't you tell ME to find a better way to keep track of my guest list?!! (said as I try to piece together several emails, facebook messages and a couple spreadsheets full of addresses).

Also did your 10 year old self really do that? That is HILARIOUS and AWESOME. Omg.

My main letter would be:

Dear 16 year old self - be nicer to your parents. You have it so good!

Ha i love this. I did something like this a few m...

2011-11-30T21:30:40.150-05:00

Ha i love this. I did something like this a few months ago.