The weather was so hot, I wore shorts to work.

They weren't super short - longer than my fingertips when I stand (the standard test in high school) - but I got so much attention from them! As soon as I walked in the door my coworkers Maria and Wendy were looking at me funny. Maria later said, "Natalie, I have never seen you in shorts." At the dining hall, I noticed Dwayne look down at my legs in surprise. Ellen smiled and said, "Look at you Natalie! Shorts!"

In the evening we set up bleachers in the gym and had a big-screen movie night for all our age groups. I was working with the Intermediate Boys (ages 10-13), but when I saw my girls I went over to say hi. They said, "Natalie you have nice legs! Do you play soccer?" They had asked me to let my hair down a couple days ago (I normally braid it), and now they said, "Natalie when we saw your hair down we were like, 'She's hot! She should wear a red dress.' And now with your legs, you should definitely wear a red dress." A red dress? They are so cute!

I went back to the Intermediate Boys, and sat on the bleacher next to the them since theirs was full. Just then the high school boys came in and sat by me, smiling openly at me. I noticed their staff glance at my legs and I was suddenly worried. Am I dressed immodestly? Especially around those boys, the last thing I want to be is immodest.

We were watching a documentary about Bethany Hamilton (the Soul Surfer), so I was relieved to see a nice Christian girl in beach clothes the rest of the evening. It made me feel more comfortable!

When I got home I looked at myself in the mirror. Just a normal girl in a normal pair of shorts. In high school no one looked twice at this.