Well what comes in 10th grade, DRIVERS ED! To get your permit you had to take an eye test. So the teacher had us line up at the front of class and cover each eye and say one line of letters. Well hearing the SAME LINE of letters over and over, yeah I totally had it memorized. So when it was my turn and I covered up one eye and COULDN'T SEE A THING, I PANICKED and just spit out the letters I heard everyone else say. Yes I cheated on the vision test and therefore got my permit! SO I learned how to drive practically BLIND!!! I remember my instructor would say stuff like, "Okay now you're going to make a right at that stop sign." And I would be like WHAT STOP SIGN!!! It was BAD, really bad. Well somehow SOMEHOW I actually barely passed my driving test, (getting marked down a lot for being "too cautious" oh probably cause I didn't want to run anyone over cause I COULDN'T SEE!) and I knew to get my license at the DMV I'd have to take THEIR eye test, and figured I probably wasn't gonna be able to cheat on that one. So the inevitable happened, and my mom took me to the optometrist.
That day was like the most magical day EVER! I walked in having no idea what I was missing out on. I walked out of Target Optical looking at a WHOLE NEW WORLD!!! A world that was 3-D and full of vibrant color! A world where leaves and grass and carpet had texture! A world where I could see who people were in the school hallways! The gift of sight was pretty awesome.
ANYWAY. I've been wearing contacts ever since. Well, I was on my last pair of contacts so I went to the eye doctor last week cause I hadn't been since 2008 (at which time I am pretty sure they gave me a one-year supply of contacts, so you can see how horrible I am and wear them for months at a time.) I also had not had glasses since then (yeah I totally sleep in my contacts. 98% of the time. Just call me THE CONTACT REBEL, WHA HA HA) cause my kids broke both pairs I had, shortly after I let them wear them for fun:
Yeah so I decided I definitely needed new glasses. And I thought I'd go for some cute plastic frames and really be stylin. The thing is, I am not sure they do look cute on me! Maybe I am just not used to it. Nate went from "oh, um, yeah they are cute" (liar!) to like the next DAY saying "You know, I really do like them!" I asked Jenna and Carter, and Jenna said they were cute and Carter said they were weird. Okay. And then I put my faith in my sister who needed to pass off a weave at cosmetology school and I let her do my hair, so I am just a little blonder (KIMBERS you done good!!) with glasses. I am a changed woman.
This is me being dorky, I mean, smart.
Dorky?! Not dorky?! Should I wear them in public! For the price I paid for them YEAH I better.
OH YEAH and on the permanent marker front... I have gotten GREAT suggestions (even from high school Jen, THANK YOU and who are you??) and I wish I could tell you I tried them, BUT NO I have not yet!!!! Slacker slacker slacker. Just haven't had time to deal with it yet, and it is nicely hidden, so out of sight out of mind. BUT don't you worry i will follow up on it and for sure let you know if the couch cushion can be saved. Stinkin kids!
Gotta love em.
3 comments:
Coming from a girl who has suffered with extremely poor vision since Grade 2 (and having the same epiphany of actually being able to see leaves on trees and focus on objects instead of them just being a blur...), and having worn SEVERAL different pairs of glasses, I feel confident in telling you that yours look GREAT! Wear. Them. And your hair looks awesome, too. :)
P.S. I can't believe you cheated on your Drivers Ed vision test. Haha! Don't worry...last week at the eye doctor, I kept squinting to see through those big goggle things they use when they ask you, "One or two...two or three..." etc. I just wanted to be the perfect patient! Poor doctor had to run the test twice because I fudged my way through the first time. Yes, I'm an idiot.
Love them...keep them...wear them...they are hott :)
Yes I agree with carrie...they are super cute! I mean sexy. But of course they kinda look like my brown plastic ones and I love mine so I may be biased. But whatever, wear them all the time. You rock yours perfectly =)
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