memory monday's vii...

It's the 11th of the month, so I'm gonna go back 11 years...

1998...

I lived in El Paso, Texas...
and had the best friends...

We were an eclectic group of gals and one guy...
we hung out at the pool by day and drank margaritas by night...

I was taking classes at UTEP...
and substitute teaching high schoolers...

I was in dysfunctional relationship...
thank god, I grew out of that...

I went to the Lilleth Fair concert in Austin, TX...
and only slept 6 hours in 3 days...

I started running...
after getting advice from an online women's running group...

One of those woman's name was Sue...
she and are still online friends today...

That Christmas was the last time I saw my mom...
to this day I wish I would have stayed for a longer visit...

and I looked like this...