Growing up I was a tomboy. I wanted to do everything that the boys would do. I loved climbing trees. I loved riding skateboards down the steepest hill. I loved playing kick ball, basketball,tag, you name it. I did not like it if someone said I couldn't do something. I would love to prove them wrong.
One of my best friends was a boy. We were insepeable and would play all over the neighborhood until the street lights came on. We had no fear. We would ride our bikes all the way to the Piggly Wiggly( we were maybe, 8 years old) by ourselves. We would challenge the big kids( 11-12 yr olds, including my big sis .. who was also a tomboy) to football and foot races.
But the bravest thing we ever did was hang out at the "haunted house" at the end of our street. You see there was one of those huge white colonial southern plantation house in a cul-de-sac at the end of our street. There was a rumor around the neighborhood kids that the place was haunted with the demon attack dogs that lived in the attic. But it was also known that they had a trampoline that they let kids jump on. This added another level of excitement because my mom didn't allow us to jump on trampolines( of course that didnt stop us). Well one day we were there and we went into the house( I can;t rememember why but I will say to use the bathroom). WEll curiosity got the better of us and we made the long climb up the stairs to the door at the top. Just as we were leaning in to open it... we heard the most ferious barking. I have never ran down a flight of stairs as fast as I did that day.
We may have been best friends and did everything together but we fought like brother and sister. And most of our fights had to do with who ran faster, play harder, or was most daring. And no matter how many times I beat him he still teased me about being a girl and how boys are stronger and braver. Well one day I had enough and wanted to settle the argument once and for all. I bet him that I was brave enough to jump out of my second story window( ok... now I see that I was stupid enough) . ANnyways we made a bet to prove a point that girls can do anything that guys can do, My friend finally said I will if you will..But you go first. So I did.. I jumped and he didn;t.. Point proven. From that day on he never teased me about being a girl again.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
It was 1980 something......
My husband and I like talk about what it would be like to grow up during a different decade. He is fascinated with the 20's ( cool cars and suits) and I always thought the 50's were cool ( who didn't love Happy Days)..but now that I look back on it. Growing up in the 80's was pretty "rad".
Garbage pail kids cards were my generation's pokemon cards. Pacman and frogger were my generations X-box. Cabbage patch kids were my generation's tickle me elmo. I still remember the stories of women fighting over these little dolls in the stores at Christmas.
MTV actually showed music videos and we watched them all day and into the night.
Big hair, bangle bracelets,jelly shoes and parachute pants we all the rave and wearing them all together was even better
Madonna and Michael topped the charts.
Everyone was asking " Who's the Boss? Mike Seaver had all the girls hearts fluttering. And Bill Huxtable was the ideal family man
Everyone was dancing to the Breakin soundtrack.
HeeHaw was a show people loved to watch, even if they wouldn't admit it.
Every girl felt grown up when she got to wear Love's Baby Soft.
We all LEARNED how to walk like an Egyptian, what would happen if you feed a Gizmo after midnight, that the Duke boys were the coolest rednecks on TV , who we were gonna call and we all wanted to be a member of the Brat Pack.
We all wanted to KNOW just what was a monchi chi chi and if they were in dead soft and cuddly, why smurfeete was the only female, just what was Willis was talking about, just exactly what a Fraggle is and where was the beef?
We just HAD to find out if Weebles wobbled but they didnt fall down, if there really was a place where everyone knows your name, if the Rubix cube could be solved and if Hanz and Franz could really Pump you up
Thinking back I loved the 80's. It seemed like a more innocent time. The music was fun , the clothes a little crazy, but the times a lot simpler. If you grew up or was around in the 80's then you can relate to this post and actually understand what I am talking about. If not then you ,missed out on a great decade and may be reliving it with the oldies station, or 80's night for Halloween( kids are still dressing up like Madonna or Michael). I hope you enjoyed this Blast from the Past and please feel free to share your favorite 80's fad, fashions, or song.
Garbage pail kids cards were my generation's pokemon cards. Pacman and frogger were my generations X-box. Cabbage patch kids were my generation's tickle me elmo. I still remember the stories of women fighting over these little dolls in the stores at Christmas.
MTV actually showed music videos and we watched them all day and into the night.
Big hair, bangle bracelets,jelly shoes and parachute pants we all the rave and wearing them all together was even better
Madonna and Michael topped the charts.
Everyone was asking " Who's the Boss? Mike Seaver had all the girls hearts fluttering. And Bill Huxtable was the ideal family man
Everyone was dancing to the Breakin soundtrack.
HeeHaw was a show people loved to watch, even if they wouldn't admit it.
Every girl felt grown up when she got to wear Love's Baby Soft.
We all LEARNED how to walk like an Egyptian, what would happen if you feed a Gizmo after midnight, that the Duke boys were the coolest rednecks on TV , who we were gonna call and we all wanted to be a member of the Brat Pack.
We all wanted to KNOW just what was a monchi chi chi and if they were in dead soft and cuddly, why smurfeete was the only female, just what was Willis was talking about, just exactly what a Fraggle is and where was the beef?
We just HAD to find out if Weebles wobbled but they didnt fall down, if there really was a place where everyone knows your name, if the Rubix cube could be solved and if Hanz and Franz could really Pump you up
Thinking back I loved the 80's. It seemed like a more innocent time. The music was fun , the clothes a little crazy, but the times a lot simpler. If you grew up or was around in the 80's then you can relate to this post and actually understand what I am talking about. If not then you ,missed out on a great decade and may be reliving it with the oldies station, or 80's night for Halloween( kids are still dressing up like Madonna or Michael). I hope you enjoyed this Blast from the Past and please feel free to share your favorite 80's fad, fashions, or song.
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