Touchdown

When the local NFL team was having a rough season, we'd take that as an opportunity to create our own football memories in the neighborhood yards. Nothing beat crossing the goal line, which we often marked by a tree! 😁🏈🌳

Sketches

Lunchtime in the school cafeteria was my first art studio. A few sketches on paper, and before long, friends were gathered around adding their own ideas. 😁✏️

Running Back

Back in the day, forgetting your textbook at school wasn't just an inconvenience. It meant a race against the clock, a run back to school before the doors were locked, and Mom's reminder ringing in your ears: "You better come back with that book." 😄📚🏃‍♂️

I legitimately wondered what'd I do...where I'd go...if I couldn't get my book before they locked up the school! 😮‍💨 

A Lie

Did this ever work for anyone else?

No matter how many times I claimed I didn’t have homework, my parents always knew the truth. Funny how I kept trying anyway. 📚😉

Lessons Learned

My parents bought me a set of kid-sized handyman tools to spark my interest in building. Problem was, the hammer was so small I was more likely to hit my thumb than the nail. 🔨👍😅

The Hill

Grant Avenue - the steepest hill in the neighborhood! It looked like a mountain to us when we were little. I always dreamed of skateboarding down it, but between the speed and my complete lack of stopping skills, courage usually lost that argument. 😅🛹

Fall Evening

Some of my favorite childhood memories were the simplest - sitting on the curb on a crisp fall evening, listening to crickets and watching daylight quietly fade away. 🍂✨