"When I Grow Up..."

I was talking to someone the other day about something or other...I don't even know what exactly but it came up in the conversation that when I was younger I wanted to be a writer. The other person thought that was interesting and wondered why I didn't still pursue it. Anyway it got me thinking about other past ambitions...both silly and serious. Here's the list:

Childhood Ambitions (that I can remember):
- be a mother (doesn't every little girl)....this one actually came true
- be a teacher
- be a bride (this one came true too)
- be a nurse

Teenage Ambitions:
- be an author particularly of children's books
- write a comic strip about my grandfather and his friend Wally (this was a silly one)
- be a doctor (I was very serious about this one and even went to a conference in Washington D.C. for teenagers interested in medical careers. It was here that I learned about recreational therapy which I did end up pursuing a career in.)
-join the Peace Corps and live in some remote African village (my mom loved this one)
- be in the MOTAB's
- learn to play the violin


Adult Dreams:
- open a wedding reception center (only luke-warm about this still)
- open a store (maybe scrapbooking store and call it "Paper Goods")or some other crafty business
- get published in a scrapbooking magazine (would love to do this)
-learn the violin and/or cello

Here's some of my families past/current ambitions:

Bryan - he is living his childhood dream of being in law-enforcement. He never out-grew that boyhood dream to be a police officer. He loves his job and is good at it. He did however consider a few other options when he was going to school: a high school sports coach, a massage therapist (I think this one is silly), and a physical therapist. He also wanted to be a pilot in the air force when he was younger (think Top Gun!)

Ben - he continues to say he wants to be an astronaut when he grows up..."or a superhero"

Natalie - she's hasn't settled down on one thing yet but based on her current passions I'd say she's thinking about a mother, a cook ... or Snow White.


Anyway, its fun to reminisce and it'll be interesting to look back in a few years and see if I accomplished any of those. I'd love to hear about your past ambitions...serious and silly. So, I "tag" anyone reading this to post about what you want to be when you grow up! (Leave me a comment if you take the challenge so I can read it! Thanks)