a toast...

...to the good ol' days!!

remember the days when you didn't have a care in the world?

i miss those days, every single day.

i remember being in such a hurry to grow up. i know i wasn't the only one either.

we wanted a later curfew.
we wanted to go out with friends without a parent escorting us.
we didn't want to be dropped off at the movie theater by our parents.
we wanted to drive.
we didn't want to go to school but couldn't wait to experience college life.
i, personally, wanted the college life to end before it was over...
i wanted a full-time job, to be a part of the real world.

i don't regret a single thing in my life; that i've done or that i haven't done. but there are days that i wish i hadn't been in such a rush to get through it all. although, where all my rushing has led me couldn't be better.

so here are a few pictures from my good ol' days...

dawn and i, practicing our skills. starting young.

my 'oldest' best friend - sarah - and i

(yes, i know. my tongue is freakish looking...)

dad, mikey, and i

mikey, meghan and i

i'm not sure what has put me in this nostalgic mood tonight, but cheers all the same!! i'll leave you tonight with this picture of my honey and i. one of my favorites of us taken the summer before his senior year.