Blast from the Past!

Today my friend Kim sent me these pictures she scanned in from the past. They CRACK me up because I don't remember a lot of them. Kim says the one with me in the green vest is from a band trip to San Francisco. Yes, I was a band geek (flute, clarinet, then saxophone). I remember that band trip because I think I kissed a boy for the first time on that trip playing spin the bottle.

Here we are in 1973. Kim is in the upper right hand corner! I am top row second from the left, sporting my new short curly dew, and missing my front teeth. What did my mom tell me before I left for school that day in my new (handsewn) Holly Hobby dress? "Smile big for the camera, it's the only chance you get to show yourself without your big front teeth." Well, I didn't. I kept my mouth shut. I wish I hadn't. Oh, and to end that story. During recess right after the pictures were taken, I was playing dodge ball (Tomboy that I was) and someone threw the ball at my feet, tripped me, and I skinned all of the fabric off of my fabric covered, hand sewn buttons on my homemade Holly Hobby dress....Waaaaah (Oh, and Kim, I rememeber doing Holly Hobby Shrinky Dinks at your birthday party. I will never forget how cool that was!)



This picture says it all. Ahhhh, the Halloween Parade at school. This was back before they outlawed the word Halloween in public schools and you could actually celebrate the awesome holiday for what it was. Showing our wholesome upbringings, Kim is a dutch girl, and I am a sailor. Check out that hussy in the belly showing, pre-Britney Spears era bellydancing costume. I don't remember who that was, but I wonder if SHE is the reason that they don't celebrate Halloween in public schools anymore!



Here I am holding my little sister, Serra. She came along when I was in the 4th grade. We adopted her and my whole family loved her instantly, except, well, maybe me. It took a while, but I love her now. Check out her whispy hair!!



Here's the infamous San Francisco Band Trip picture. Boy don't I look hot in that boyish green down vest. I think it was a jacket until the sleeve got ripped at school. Thank God my mom could sew. Kim is sitting right behind me.



Here we are in 1976, look how cute we were! I'm on the top right, looking oh so chic in my silly green dress. Kim is in the bottom middle. Our teacher was Mr. McCormick and he was a great teacher. Just a side note: Mark started college the year I was in 4th grade, yikes!



Thanks Kim for the pictures, the memories, and being such a great friend, even though we are so lame that we never get together even though we live about 3 miles from eachother and share such a history!!