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I was born!!!
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Almost hit by a truck in Puerto Rico
TRUST V. MISTRUST
Although I don't really remember it, when I was one year old my family took a vacation to Puerto Rico. As my parents were getting in the car, a truck started pulling down the street, which was so narrow that it was headed straight for my stroller, My mom didn't speak Spainish, but she got me out of the way before I could get hit. This tought me I could trust my mom and dad to protect me. -
Temper Tantrum in the Store
AUTONOMY V. SHAME AND DOUBT
As embarrassing as it is to admit, I was one of those toddlers that threw a temper tantrum in the middle of the store when my mom didn't get me this 101 Dalmations chair I wanted. This only happened once in my entire life due to her amazing paranting skills, but I take this as a demonstration of me exercizing my will although my mom had to show me that screaming and crying wasn't the best or most effective way to do so. -
Picking out my clothes for Kindergarden pictures
INITIATIVE V. GUILT
My mom let me pick out my own clothes for my Kindergarden and thus the fashionista was born. I initiated my own plans and had it picked out a week in advance. -
Learning to Play Piano/ Beauty Pageants
COMPETENCE V. INFERIORITY
I applied myself to a task here by challenging myself to learn much faster than the pace my teacher usually taught at so that I could play challenging pieces and sing along for the beauty pagents I participated in at the time (before you laugh and think of Toddlers and Tiaras that is why I'm so good at giving speeches today and how I earned $2,000 towards college as an elementary school student) -
Varsity Cheer Captain
IDENTITY V. ROLE CONFUSION
Although I believe I knew my identity long before this and cheer DEFINATELY doesn't define who I am, it is a large part of my life and I spend so much time with these girls, it would be a lie to say they haven't influenced me at all or helped give me a place I belong throughout high school. Especially being captain this year, I feel as though the squad's problems are my own, and if things aren't going as smooth with everyone else, it becomes my problem as well -
Graduate College
Hopefully I will be graduating from either Washington University or Wheaton University with a business degree by this date! (If not sooner). With degree in hand, my education will finally be complete and ideally, student loans will be nonexistent to minor. (pic of me at Wash U the first time.. hopefully my last time at college will be just as exciting) -
First real job
Around this time, I would like to start my career in business. I'm not sure exactly what that will look like, but major expenses (a wedding, house, kids, etc) will be in the near future! -
Buy a House
Well this date may be a little unrealistic, but I do want a house of my own! Actually getting a house tends to be cheaper than renting anyway -
Marriage
INTIMACY V. ISOLATION
I hope to get married sometime in my mid-twenties (and hopefully to my current boyfriend I've been with since sophomore year dispite the odds of that not working out). -
Oh baby!
This is the year to possibly start thinking about children! I love kids and if it were socially acceptable would probably already have some of my own by now, but realistically, kids will probably come into the picture around here-- two years after I get married. -
Boattttz
So I definately want a boat sometime. Around this age, I would still have plenty of time left to use the boat, but I also won't be burying myself in debt to do so. I won't get one unless all of my house and car payments are paid up. (you know, just what a common afternoon on my boat will look like) -
Adoption!!
GENERATIVITY V. STAGNATION
Hopefully by this point in my life, I will have adopted around 3 kids. Ideally, I think it would be awesome to become a missionary one day too, so at the age of 40, I want to be able to have done this and possibly become a missionary as well. This would allow me to really feel like I have used my talents to give back to God (pic of me on my mission trip to El Salvador) -
Retirement
INTEGRITY V. DESPAIR
This is the day I will be able to retire!! (Ideally). I hope I can look back at my life, my work, and my grandkids at this age and feel like I lived it to the fullest and to bring glory to God. I don't feel like I will ever be able to just sit around and not have any sort of plan for myself, but I would like to be able to know that if this were my last day, I could be proud of everything I had accomplished. (pic of my current family-- hopefully mine will look like this) -
How long I hope to live at least
As long as I have 5 years of retirement, I'm good!
