My Favorite . . . High School Experience

My Favorite . . . High School Experience

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. I know everyone will be surprised that I was a nerd in high school, before it was even a tiny bit cool, before the Big Bang Theory and the board game renaissance. I was also a band geek, but being in band was definitely my favorite high school experience. Most of my friends were there.  In marching season, we were a "competition band" and probably a little stuck up, but we worked hard and sounded good, at least that's how I remember it. We performed at football games, obviously, even though I'm not sure that any of us actually cared about the games, and went to local shows. We also went to San Antonio...
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Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts

Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts is a weekly blogging event hosted by Bookishly Boisterous. It allows book bloggers (and non-book bloggers) to write about pretty much anything, bookish or otherwise (i.e. share exciting plans for the weekend, rants on things encountered during the week, etc.) Head over to her blog to link-up. 1. I played in the Alumni Band at the high school football game on Friday. It was a lot of fun. Here's a picture of me hanging out on the sideline (I'm the short one wearing boots) during practice and one of the alumni and the high school band on the field. 2. I had to get tires on my car this week. It's particularly annoying because my lease is up in December, but I just couldn't put it off. One of them had a bulge in it and David thought it might blow if I took it on the highway. 3. We're going back to visit Kenyon again this week....
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