15 years

I was tagged by poltzie for a meme to distract me while i wait for the next week before i test- so here it its:

This meme is: 15 Years in a Nutshell. Think back on the last 15 years of your life. What would you tell someone that you hadn't seen or talked to for 15 years? How would you sum up your life? You get 10 bullet points. A list of 10 things to summarize you. At the end of your list, tag 5 more people and send on the love.

1. in 1993 i was 13 about to be 14 & a freshman in high school- this was the year i met the hub. in gym class. i liked his friend better- the hub scared me a little.
2. 1994 was the year i dated the hub for a month or two & then he broke my heart by dumping me because i was all illegal or something. oh yeah- the hub was 18.
3. in 1996 i dated a complete loser who cheated on me right as i was pondering whether or not to lose my virginity to him. lucky for me i decided not. i dumped his ass & ran into the hub again about 3 weeks later- we were together for about 4 years nonstop after that.
4. 1997 i graduated high school- depressingly average gpa due to being a total slacker that last year, then i went to community college because i couldn't figure out what i wanted to be. i decided famous was a good career goal & took drama as a major.
5. 1999 was when i got a 1.0 gpa for the semester & took a break from school. i had been living with a girlfriend & despite not being a huge partier- i managed to flunk. i left that house (way too much drama) and ended up moving in with the hub for about 4-5 months & working a horrible job at the front desk of a motel from 3-11pm. decided i should give this college thing a serious try &
6. in 2000 i decided on interior design as a career. i thought it was more like decorating when i applied, but moved here to the school i fell in love with & proceeded to unleash my inner geek & be really into the physics, mathematics, & intricacies that go into my field.
7. in 2000 i also broke up with the hub- i thought for good. i couldn't separate what 'us' was from what 'i' was trying to become & i needed a break to get myself sorted out. he was convinced i cheated on him & wanted someone else. ironically- while we were apart i didn't even date anyone, just made out with a few boys, while he seriously dated (ahem- slept with) someone else. luckily we both grew up enough to realize we were meant for each other & got back together. he drove 5 hours each way every weekend for 6 months to see me.
8. in 2001 we moved in together & then got our little girl (jack russell puppy) in march of 2002. well- i should say we got his little girl!
9. in 2003 i graduated college & worked every day of that summer- a lifestyle/gardening store, 2 days doing bookkeeping for a tailor & freelancing in my spare time. i don't remember saving a lot of money but i did have a great summer. this was also not a great time to be entering the field in my area- jobs were hard to find & good jobs that were rare. i got two offers in one week (the only two offers i got) & one was to rep furniture. i didn't want to do that, so i took the only job i was offered. and worked my ass off for a very interesting & difficult firm for almost 2 years. i learned how to deal with difficult people without losing my patience, i learned that humiliation is never a tactic i would want to use with an employee. i learned that office politics can be evil & brutal & change people quicker than you ever would have thought. i learned to do my job really well & really quickly. i learned that i couldn't stay in that kind of environment & moved on.
10. in 2005 the hub & i got married. i quit my evil job for my current & (mostly always) wonderful one. the hub & i started our grand project 'house rehab' (still ongoing to this day) and after almost 2 years of marriage, a massive exploding kidney & subsequent surgery, we decided to embark on this journey to conceive our child- little imagining the twists & turns of infertility would be the road we were on. where it leads- who knows, but we are hopeful it will end soon!

I don't really know who to tag- if you feel like doing, please do!