The $1000 no kiss deal

July 28, 1997 was the day I turned sixteen.Let me back up a bit. A few years prior, maybe when I was 10 or 11 my parents promised us a thousand dollars if we did not kiss until we were 16. It was a big deal and everyone thought it was a good idea. Truthfully, it was never difficult and I wasn't really ever tempted to kiss before then, probably because we couldn't date until we were 16 either. It was going to be the easiest $1000 bucks I've ever made. All my friends thought it was so cool that I got $1000 for just not kissing, I thought so too.
Fast forward to my sixteenth birthday... I remember opening the envelope and inside was a check with my name on it made out for $1000. I was so excited! Then my parents tried making another deal, they said double or nothing to not kiss till I was 18..really??? no thanks:)
Speaking of first kisses...that's a memory that I wish to never share. It involves a whole lot of awkwardness, me gagging, yes gagging and I never spoke to the guy EVER again. Oh the horror of a 16 year old girl gagging from her first kiss.....sad.
Luckily that was the only time I ever gagged from a kiss. Let's just forget about that one, K, thanks!
Me, Ashley and Whitney all received a check for $1000 on our 16th birthday. I don't remember what I spent it on or if I put it in savings, hmm... but I was proud of myself for doing it! I had the check(after it was deposited;) hung on the wall in my room until we moved.