Sometimes Facebook just freaks me out! The other day I signed up for Timeline. On one hand, I think it's really really cool. On the other, it's just plain scary. For example, under "family" I have a sister, mother, father, husband, and two children who are "pending." Pending what? I guess FB is waiting for them to one day have accounts so that they can accept that they are my actual children. Woah! Also, Timeline thinks that Drew and I were married on July 13, when in fact we were married on July 7th! I'm guessing the 13th was the day that I actually changed my status. Funny because I know that if I got married today I would probably immediately change my relationship status.
One of the coolest things about Timeline is how it shows everything you've done since you've been on Facebook. According to Timeline, I joined Facebook on December 21, 2004. December 21, 2004 is a day that I will never ever forget and it has nothing to do with Facebook. That was the day Grandmama died. But, she didn't die until about 11:00 that night, so I guess that earlier that evening I had joined Facebook.
Technically, my sister Katie signed me up. I remember coming home from Texas and Katie asking me if I had a Baylor email address because at the time you could only join Facebook if you attended a school that was in their system. Since I had a Baylor address, I could sign up. She told me it was this really, really cool thing where you could keep up with all your friends. So, I let her sign me up and I really didn't think much of it for a long while after that. Now I know that that same evening was when we all were called to the nursing home to be with Grandmama.
So December 21, 2004 was a life-changing day. I had no clue at the time what Facebook would be like or how it would enable me to keep in touch with so may friends. I am definitely thankful for all that Facebook has allowed me to do, even if sometimes it can freak me out!
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