This entire entry? Odes to Throwback Thursdays. Haha.
Here we go. I narrowed it down to the top 8 [like the original myspace, pahaha super throwback reference...].
I'll do my best to keep them chronologically listed.
1 | Hellooooo, baby Cori! This dusted-off jewel comes from the archives of Boulder, Colorado. What my mom
didn't know, was that in just a few years, I wouldn't need those curlers. I would however, need
pants. I don't think there was any confusion later on, but still. Hello, scared Cori with old lady curlers in her hair. You're.... a miniature granny. Thanks, mom ;)
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| 1986 | meet 2-yr-old me. |
2 | Fast forward a few years. This is vacation with Mom & Dad. This
picture is awesome. Dad, along with his decade-appropriate short shorts, and me sporting what I am fairly certain to be a Paul Bunyon "Reading is Power" [or something] shirt from PSES. And we're on a boat. They started me early. :)
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| 1994 | fourth grade me & dad |
3 | I've gotta dedicate this one to Chelsea & Brandon, back in my hometown of Mt. Vernon. It's throwback Thursday, and I couldn't help but get this one posted. This is from our childhood in the sticks, aka MV, being kids and enjoying every bit of it. Love these two. Talk about neighborhood kids!
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| 1998 | 8th grade me, probably 1st & 3rd grade brandon & chelsea? |
4 | High School! I remember this pretty clearly, but I still think it's hilarious to look back and see how much we've changed. This was forum show, I
think junior year. This was in the green room with the youngest of the Culbertson clan, Hilari [she's grown up now, and just as beautiful as her sisters!]. Yes, I had cornrows. Yes, I sang Killing Me Softly that night, and YES, I had cornrows. Hahah. Ohhhh... yeah...
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| mvhs forum show 2000 | with hilari |
5 | College. "Ohhhh, Ohhhhh.. OHHHHH... *clap clap clap,* U-C!" yeah. I went there. I loved it, and I'm glad I was able to have that experience. Among the many things I did there, one of the first things I found myself roped into was DPSA [Discover Philippines Student Association]. By the time I graduated, I was voted in as president for a year and a half, and had the opportunity as part of that group to travel across the midwest to a series of different colleges, conferences and shows. Naturally that meant delving into hip hop, cultural dance and more importantly tribal stuff. That's where Kawayanero came into play, and I have to include that I will always have a soft spot in my heart for being voted in as the
first female kawayanero in what was previously an all-guy project. We brought on two more gals to complete the tribe and had a blast for a few years performing at whatever conference we were. The archives are limited for this one, but I found a half-decent shot of the clan at U of I in Urbana Champagne, this one from the FACT [Filipino Americans Coming Together] conference. Here ya go, kaibigan! ;)
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kawayaneros 2003 | univ. of illinois @ urbana champagne | fact conference '03
back: loc, david, ronnie, brandon, alex | front: paris, cori, maika |
6 | Post-College Cincinnati life. This was
right after I finished up at UC. I'd supported myself with a retail job [senior assistant manager at Journey's... c'mon, shoe obsession!] through the tail end of college, and before the grueling tenure I had at Clearchannel, I nailed down a store manager position at PacSun. This is probably still one of my favorite random shoots. Whitney and I met each other here and have been friends ever since. Like I said, this is
still one of my favorite moments with her at the store. This is what you get for leaving us to close together on a dead weekday night!
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2007 | pac sun
whitney, manny the mannequin & myself ;) |
7 | Finding my adult life... haha. Kalyn and I quickly became best friends after meeting through... well, it doesn't really matter how we met. All that matters is that this girl is, to this day, one of my
best friends, and I would move just about anything to be there for her the way she's been there for me. A few summers back [this one... is from..... 2010?], we jumped on the bikes for pretty much the entire summer and that's really all I remember from it. There was a lot of swimming involved, lots of river time, sand volleyball, soccer, cooking, and a
lot of laughing. This was probably one of my favorite summers, with one of my favorite friends. Love this girl.
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| 2010 | river gear... with helmets. mehhhh. |
8 | I figured I'd close this post by bringing it full circle with another baby pic... but not of me. This one's a throwback to early 2011, from my one.. and only... little love of my life. I can look at this picture a million times and still be in disbelief of how quickly the time has passed. She is getting so big now and it's still hard to believe she's almost FOUR. These baby pictures will never get old. I remember this one like it was this morning. These are the moments that make me realize how blessed I am to be a mama to such an incredible little girl. It may not be a perfect world that her and I are in, but she is perfect for me. ♥.
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| 2011 | baby sydni | love of my life!! |
So yeah, how's that for a story-esque TBT?
Haha. It's almost the weekend! I can't wait!
xo |
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