"Back in the day when I was young, Im not a kid anymore but some days I sit and wish I was a kid again..."

This is gonna be a looonnng post... But bare with me.  It'll be worth it.  After this post, you"ll know more about me and my life, and why im thankful for it.

• I remember family gatherings && being allowed to stay up with the adults while they drank/smoked && played spades late night.
• I remember my mom && women who lived on our block sitting in the park with us after dark gossiping.
• I remember going to the park by myself for the first time.
• I remember TT.
• I remember going down south to visit family.
• I remember slumber parties.
• I remember playing barbies &&having all the latest accesories. =)
• I remember saying "Im not ya friend no more".
• I remember cool summer nights climbing the fence to get into the school yard when it was closed to go on "ninja missons".
• I remember my gassy ass older sister.
• I remember my ghetto hoodrat big sister.
• I remember play ground beefs && my sister being fearless, beatin' bxtches down...
• I remember my sister beatin' me down.
• I remember feeling dependant.
• I remember beatin' my sister down &&never having a fight after that.
• I remember 7 of us living a 2 bedroom apartment.
• I remember crushes and how I was going to wear my hair tomorrow in school was the most important decision.
• I remember my sister/friends going after my crush.
• I remember when all my friends got boyfriends
• I remember feeling smart.
• I remember not feeling pretty.
• I remember feeling fat.
• I remember feeling not cool.
• I remember getting rejected.
• I remember sconex.
• I remember feeling unhappy.
• I remember not fitting in.
• I remember being called white girl for the first time.
• I remember my first real fight && finding out people were scared of me. ;)
• I remember my first boyfriend.
• I remember getting cheated on.
• I remember rejecting someone...
• I remember cheating on someone...
• I remember the first time I had sex.
• I remember dissapointing my mother for the first time.
• I remember "figuring out boys".
• I remember never trusting anyone.
• I remember fights in the hall ways.
• I remember fighting in the hall ways.
• I remember 1st and 8th period gym was poppin'.
• I remember cutting lunch to meet boys.
• I remember staying out late on school nights.
• I remember discovering my love of Beyonce.
• I remember my trasnformation.
• I remember developing my love for scary movies.
• I remember being scared in my own neighborhood.
• I remember letting what people said about me get to me.
• I remember surpressing memories.
• I remember crying myself to sleep.
• I remember myspace becoming popular.
• I remember internet beefs.
• I remember my "friends" bailing on me on my 16th BDay.
• I remember hating high school.
• I remember my sheisty ass cousins.
• I remember indepence, my first taste of freedom.
• I remember learning to cook.
• I remember falling in love.
• I remember going to college.
• I remember "movie night".
• I remember going to dinner, 20 people deep, every saturday.
• Hmm, I remember double dates.
• I remember never feeling alone.
• I remember neglecting my boyfriend.
• I remember getting drunk.
• I remember house parties.
• I remember walking down a dark street late at night.
• I remember giving guys fake numbers.
• I remember when my ego got big.
• I remember when no body dated anymore, they we're "messin'"...
• I remember college parties.
• I remember dressing sluty to parties.
• I remember having a 4.0 gpa.
• I remember non stop dancing from 11:30 p.m. til 1:45 a.m.
• I remember waiting for people to post the pics on facebook.
• I remember white people parties.
• I remember the first time I got high.
• I remember greats talks.
• I remember when  I joined a sorority.
• I remember being stressed.
• I remember when my ego peaked.
• I remember when I had great sex for the first time.
• I remember feeling like a piece of meat.
• I remember having a good boyfriend.
• I remember feeling content &&happy.
• I remember the first time I helped cook on Thanksgiving.
• I remember bonding.
• I remember realizing everything doesn't go my way.
• I remember not having a life.
• I remember spending my week ends at home watching t.v. or being on the computer.
• I remember my sister and I getting along for the first time ever.
• I remember finally really listening to rap.
• I remember having a job.
• I remember feeling worthless.
• I remember realizing my life/family is a lot more ghetto than I once thought...

Whatever your situation, cherish life and always be thankful.