delightfully married: 4/30: Don't Be Stubborn

Listen to This Letter From Me!
{If you missed the beginning of the 30 Day Challenge you can find it here}

Sixteen is a big year because you can finally drive without all the "advice" from the passenger and rear seat drivers. You can turn up the radio as loud as you want, drive with the windows down, and go anywhere (as long as your parents know where you are and you are back by curfew. ha!). It's freedom...sort of, and you're loving every minute of it. It only sucks when you have to chauffeur your siblings to wherever they need to go because hey! you can drive now and your mom doesn't want to do it anymore.

Writing this post reminds me of Braid Paisley's song, "Letter to Me". Haven't heard it? Well, if you don't like country music then I'm not surprised...but it's actually a really cute song. You can find the video on youtube if you're curious...but no worries if you aren't! I'll be posting some of the lyrics as we go through the 10 things I'd like to tell the 16 year old me! :-)

1. I know it's hard being bullied and you hate going to school at Culpeper. But Madison will be the best thing for you your junior and senior years. Don't dread the change, you're going to love it and you will make some wonderful friends!

2. Hide your diary in your car. Mom will look for it when you're not home and you will get in trouble for the things you've put in there. It'll save you a lot of trouble if you just take it with you wherever you go.

"And oh you got so much going for you going right
But I know at 17 it's hard to see past Friday night..."

3. The Harry Potter series will get you through a lot. Don't listen to Mom when she tells you that you read them too much and you need to stop. It's your way of coping with the bullying and you need to tell Mom that. She won't take the books away from you if you do.
3.5. Also, don't listen to Sam when she tells you watching Disney at your age is lame. It's awesome and she's just weird!

4. Slow down in your car because you will get a ticket for going 87 in a 55! And don't even try to tell people you weren't going that fast. No one will believe you and Mom will tell the story of you getting a ticket for years to come (she still is actually). Don't worry, you'll have plenty of stories of her bad driving to retaliate with!

5. Spend as much time with Dad as you can! You'll be happy you did later on.

"Each and every time you have a fight

Just assume you're wrong and daddy is right..."

6. Try to be nicer to Sam, she's not that bad. In fact, she's kinda kewl. (<---hehehe Sam!)

7. Don't worry about not knowing what you want to do in life. You have plenty of time to figure it out!

8. Stay away from all guys named Richard. They're bad news. Seriously.
8.5. And on the same note, listen to people when they tell you to do eHarmony. You'll be so glad you did!

"You've got so much up ahead

You'll make new friends..."

9. Your parents are going to drop a huge bomb on you the summer you're 19. Don't freak out, it actually turns out to be pretty amazing.

10. Put more effort into learning a foreign language. You'll thank yourself later.