I Am 16 Going on 17

Always loved this scene and song!

If you haven't heard the song 16 Going on 17 from The Sound of Music,

then this post won't make much sense.

Go here to read the lyrics.

So I was thinking about this song and in it, Liesel is 16 years old and she has alot of ideas about love and life, many of them, not true. As she grows older and matures, she begins to see how she was wrong. So I thought I'd do a little exercise where I, a 16 year old, write down MY ideas about love and life, and in a few years, once I've matured a bit I'll be able to look back and see if I was right.

So without further adieu:

Natalie Rose's

Ideas About Life and Love

Age 16

I am a firm believer in true love.

Though I would LOVE to find love at first sight, I don't think its possible.

I firmly believe in the institution of marriage.

Life's what's you make it.

You can't always choose your circumstances, but you can choose how you react to them.

Boys: Can't live with them, Can't live without them.

Friends will be there for a time, Families are Forever.

A Date, Two Dares, and an Internal Bruise???

Tuesday night was Fabulous! Two of my girlfriends and I decided to plan a triple date! We did a progressive dinner which started with Salad at Susannah's house. We also did a game at every house. The first one was How Well Do You Know Your Date. And ALL the boys won!

So at the next house, Katie's, the boys got to eat their scrumptious spaghetti first!

Then we played Apples to Apples and headed to my house for.........

PIZOOKIES and swimming!!!
And that is when we started a ridiculous game of

Team Truth or Dare.

Basically the truth option became void and you HAD to a dare with your date.

Well let me just say that Tyler and I got the WORST of the dares.

But before I tell you about the first dare, here's a little background information.

My dear friend Tyler and I met in Karate. He was the only boy who would actually try and fight me. All the other boys didn't want to hit a girl. But Tyler WOULD NOT be beat by a girl. So naturally he kicked my trash every time we fought. And I loved it! How was I supposed to get better if no one would try???

Exactly.

So anywho, the other boys on our date, Jacob and Sam, knew this. So all night they'd been bugging us to fight each other. And when it was our turn to do a dare they got their chance. They made us get out of the pool, get on the trampoline and fight.

Take down, tap out.

I looked at Tyler and was like

"Let's just get this over with."

So within 15 seconds he had me down and in a choke hold.

Like an

"I can't breathe, let go or I'll die choke hold!"

As we got back in the pool I was doing my best to breathe normally and not cry...

And I suceeded!

No tears!

I'm a tough girl!

PSH!

Anywho, too soon, we had to do a dare again.

And it was ridiculous.

"Act out the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet."

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

Nope.

They weren't.

So there we were, me on top of our slide with Ty on the diving board, confessing our love to each other in Old English.

Sam and Jacob scripted us.

Me: Tyler Oh Tyler, thy muscles are rippling.

Ty: Natalie Oh Natalie, thy beauty is comparable to the moon in al its glory.

Then they spent five minutes trying to get "Romeo" to kiss me.

I could practically see the battle going on in Ty's head.

Everyone in the pool was staring shamelessly like it was a movie!

Finally, after minutes of goading, Ty leaned up and kissed me on the cheek.

It was PRECIOUS!

After everyone left, my neck was still hurting from the choke hold.

And Wednesday it was worse.

I got really paranoid, thinking I had a bruise on my neck!

AH WHAT ARE PEOPLE GOING TO THINK!!!!!!

But then multiple people told me they couldn't see anything.

Which meant that the bruise is internal...

Which is why it hurts so much!!!!

So there you have it, A Date, Two Dares and an Internal Bruise.