Friday, August 16, 2013

You know you were a _______ if you ever _______.

You've all read these lists. They're sort of fun, sort of creative, but mostly just an excuse to reminisce about something a select number of people remember. You know you grew up in Iowa if....
You know you're an engineer if....
You know you're 11 years old if....
You know you're going to a jet pilot/brain surgeon/comedian if...

Like I said. Excuse to reminisce. So I comprised one of my own, extremely specific, but maybe vague enough that you're all going to laugh. Probably not.

You know you were a Christian girl in the 90's if....

- You read Brio Magazine
- Your favorite band was one of the following: Jars of Clay, Audio Adrenaline, Newsboys, DC Talk
- You had a crush on that kid from McGee and Me
- You know all the words to the Jesus Freak rap
- You still sing "Flood" in your sleep sometimes
- You listened to dawson McCalister on the radio. Or better yet, went to a DM conference!
- You signed a "True Love Waits" commitment card
- You know what I mean when I reference your "cross of gold"
- Your parents were a little leery of that edgy Micheal W Smith/ Amy Grant music
- You had a crush on Steven Curtis Chapman
- Your youth group room had the colors teal or hot pink or lime green somewhere on the walls or ceiling
- Your youth leaders used the phrases "The Bomb" and "Diss" to be cool.
- You know what DC/LA was
- You ever stayed up all night listening to Adventures in Odyssey, but you couldn't actually admit that to your friends
- Your best friend had big bangs
- You sang "Big Big House" every year at church camp
- You ever wore a Jesus tee-shirt big enough for Uncle Buck to fit into
- You didn't dance, and you didn't chew, and you still don't go with boys who do (Okay, that was totally outdated even then, but I think it's funny to say)

Enough. That was my trip down memory lane. I'm sure that is about as specific and vague as you can handle, because it's really either totally you, or totally not. Basically it would probably only specifically describe my best friend Bethany (and even she was too mature to have a crush on SCC), but hey. I'm amused by it. What would you add? Or what kind of list would you make to reminisce about your teenage years?