While on vacation, my parents would encourage us to get something to commemorate the trip. I am sure they would have preferred a souvenir specific to the area we were visiting, but I typically gravitated to my favorite toy lines. 😅
It was a bonus when we'd stumble onto a gigantic toy store filled with toys we'd rarely see in our own hometown. 😁
While traveling, my father focused on the road, so he'd rely on the family to spot stops along the way. I was pretty good at locating places, though it helped when they had those tall signs visible from the highway. 😉
I was good enough to steer the family in the right direction, they gave me the nickname "Eagle Eye"!
As a kid I was a big bundle of energy, so being cooped up in the car for hours was extremely excruciating! 🤯
There were years our parents would pick us up right after the last day of school to head straight out of town for a long vacation.
As my usual reaction, I had a strong reluctance to go. 😮💨😅
True Story!
There was a cute girl in class that I liked. It was one of those "worst kept secrets", so most of the kids my age knew. Once, a kid asked if I had ever kissed her. I MAY have led them to believe I had...even though I had barely spoken to her, let alone kissed her! 😉😅
If you had asked me, spending an entire summer day on my bike was definitely not a waste of time! 😁🚲
There's something about visiting the public library during summer vacation!
Taking a book home to read for recreational purposes rather than for academic reasons just hits differently! 🧐📖
One of the FIRST things I looked forward to on summer vacation...the ability to sleep in as long as I wanted! 😴
In honor of the end of the school year!
I was always excited on the last day of school! It may have been the thought that I wouldn't have to step foot into a school again for a couple months! 🤔
I MAY have embellished a little when I told my friends about my phone call with the girl. 😉☎️
Calling a girl for the first time was always nerve wracking...
What do I say? What if her parents answer?
I'm surprised I ever got enough courage to make a call. 😅☎️
School dances...when we were very young, did we even know what we were supposed to do at a dance?
I feel like those early dances we spent most of the time leaning against the wall while we listened to the music. 🤭
Anyone else have a friend like this?
This type of "friend" hung out with you, but seemed more interested in the things you owned than YOU.
I had one, and I let them borrow quite a few things of mine...and YEARS later, I'm still waiting for them to be returned.
I'm not holding my breath! 😅
Priorities!
While the rest of the children were concentrating on their schoolwork, I had other things on my mind. 🤔📺
Not winning a place ribbon on Field Day was one thing, but being handed the orange "participation" ribbon was like the school was saying "hey, at least you tried", and felt a little like salt in the wound. 😕
1) Everyone dreaded having me on their team.
2) I was always put in a running relay.
3) I would be light years behind the rest of the runners.
4) My team looked at me in disappointment when we didn't win.
It was YEARS later that I discovered I have a circulatory disorder in my one leg. No matter how hard I'd try to run, I was constantly fighting against my circulation problems.😮💨
Some kids were a bit cruel when they got frustrated with my attempts at running...I wonder if they would have reacted differently if they knew I had a medical condition that was holding me back? 🤔
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