Follow Up To "Things I Wish I Knew Yesterday"

I am finding more and more of these type moments.  My wife, Meredith, just wanted to go shopping for Mother's Day.  No fancy lunch, no flowers, nada, nothing.  She just wanted some grown up time to replenish the wardrobe.  So she ventured out to her favorite clothing store Maurices.

Now my wife can shop.  She doesn't leave the store with it without it being a deal.  She is evolving into an extreme couponer.  So much to her disgust today in the mail, wouldn't you know it, a 20% off total purchase coupon!

Things I wish I knew yesterday (or at least last Sunday)!  Guess we will never stop learning the lessons that our yesterday's teach us.

Things I Wish I Knew Yesterday

In the classic 1990's movie about the 1980's, The Wedding Singer, Robbie (played by Adam Sandler) offers one of the most quotable lines in the film.  In the aftermath of being stood up at his own wedding, he is told by his fiance that she is not in love with this Robbie, but she still burns for the rock 'n roll Robbie.  And then it happens, the quote, as Adam Sandler shouts out "things I could have known yesterday" at his estranged bride to be.

I think we all have had these moments, moments when we wish we knew yesterday what we know today.  So here are the things I would go back and tell myself:

- Your freshman year homecoming date is going to ask you to order for her.  Find out ahead of time what her favorite food is.
 - In college you will have on field pre-game press passes to the Chicago Cubs, don't ride with Chris, he does not know where he is going.
 - Spend less time worrying about fitting in, more time enjoying the moment.
 - You will not play major league baseball, just sayin'.
 - While incredibly unforgettable and forgettable at the same time, using college loan money to fund spring break is not a good idea. 
 - People come and go, but true friends will add the most value to your life.
 - Home is less about where you hang your coat and more about where you hang your heart.
 - Don't spill you coke on your prom date, really bad idea!
 - When you are standing in line on the first day of college, don't be ashamed to hug mama good-bye.  While immensely proud, her heart is breaking.

While if I gave it another hour or two, I could probably come up with twenty more.  Retrospect always allows for clearer vision. So what are things you might go back and tell yourself?  What lesson do you wish you knew then?  Maybe I would change them, maybe not.  Maybe those moments have shaped the who I am now.  But at the least, would definetly have not spilled the Coke (sorry Katie).