Elizabeth Turns 17

 

 Elizabeth turned 17 on September 1. She got her temporary driving permit on her Birthday. The DMV was packed and it took over an hour for her name to be called. (A lot of interesting people come through the DMV. "People watching" kept us entertained.) The next day we went to the Fox River Mall and she picked out a new fall wardrobe. Elizabeth wants to one day be a fashion designer due to lack of stylish modest high quality clothing. She is very artistic and has an eye for beauty. She'd like to produce her own line clothing. I encourage her in this endeavor.
 
*Side note: I remember being 17. It was exciting! All I could think about was turning 18. Just one more year. That would be my ticket to freedom; or so I thought. ;-) Freedom from what? I had to make my own car payment, pay my own car insurance, fill up the gas tank, weather outlandish car repairs, all for my little 4 door Chevette with personalized plates, SOFTIE. I literally worked 2 jobs solely to own the vehicle I needed to get me back and forth to those jobs. If anything, it did teach me responsibility and money management. I had an entire five dollars leftover after every paycheck to treat myself to a burrito and cottage cheese for lunch.   

Happy 17th Elizabeth, to a lovely young lady!