Mix tapes are dangerous.

It's scary going through old cds and finding one labeled "Amanda's favorite tunes" written in my 15-year-old handwriting. Holding it my hand, debating whether or not to play it, I wondered if ignorance was better. What terrifying combination of songs had I been so confidently pleased to label "favorites?" There was really no telling, and based on my coolness level in high school, I did not expect great things.
Ultimately, I threw caution to the wind and slid it into the cd player to experience on my drive home from my grandma's house.
It did not open well: Point of Grace. Hoo boy. It was going to be a long ride.
But I redeemed myself somewhat with a bit of Toby Mac, Jars of Clay, Jeremy Camp, and MercyMe. And what high school play list would be complete without some Relient K and Audio Adrenaline? Mark Schultz, yes...and who could ever outgrow Steven Curtis? FM Static was a surprise, since they had stopped being cool long before I made this CD. But it was a pleasant surprise, because My First Stereo will always be a classic to me. And let's be honest--I'm sort of a retspih (the opposite of hipster) when it comes to music.

Basically, the whole ride home was a trip down memory lane. Which is probably why I got into the wrong physical lane, screwed up the EZ-Pass, and will probably now have to pay the fare for riding the whole length of the PA turnpike instead of just the 20 mile stretch I actually drove. Crap. I should not be trusted with complicated grown up things like lane-switching and EZ-Passes.
But I guess I can just blame Matt Thiessen and Mark Schultz for distracting me. And Toby Mac? No, don't worry, Toby. I could never blame you.

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