30 Years in 30 Weeks - edition 13

1990. This was my 7th grade school picture. Like my hair? Pretty hot, huh? So, I had this picture taken and then left immediately afterward to get my braces put on. Fun times. Mom made hamburgers that night. Yeah, that didn't go over well with an extremely sore mouth. I'm not sure what I ate...

So seventh grade introduced me to cheerleading. My friend Becky (or she liked to spell it "Becki" sometimes) really wanted to try out, but was a little hesitant. I remember her telling me that she wouldn't try out unless I would do it with her. So, I was a good friend and tried out. We both made it (and Bonnie and Tessie, too!) and I ended up loving it. I remember one specific football game we went to. When we traveled, the 7th grade team would sit in the stands while 8th grade played - and vice-versa. We cheered both games since there were four 7th grade cheerleaders and four from 8th grade. Anyway, during the games, we would give our megaphones to the guys that were sitting in the stands. Well, Jimmy Cash decided he wanted to grab my megaphone from me and I really didn't want him to have it. He evidently didn't like that too much and reached down from the stands and slapped me right across the face. My momma came UNGLUED. I've never seen her move so fast! I tried playing basketball (that didn't last long) and running track that year, too. You should see my "track picture" from 7th grade - now THOSE were some big bangs!

Oh...I have to add this picture, too. I don't have too many pics with all of my siblings! Isn't this cute? It's from my cousin Bodie's birthday party (Bodie is in my lap). The other "big kid" is my cousin, Nikki, Bodie's sister. I'm really cracking up at my little brother Shane! Check out that huge belt buckle and funky hat he has on! Lindsey (sitting next to him) is totally hamming it up for the camera and poor little Sarah just looks like she wants to take a nap. LOL!