Reminiscing.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 8:15PM Found this framed, stashed in a box in my Dad's garage yesterday. Flash backs came flying at me seeing my old room again. Written on the back said Summer, 1993. My bunny's name was Basil. Barbies, dolls and florals were my thing, obviously! I love the fanny pack hanging from my bed.
Please excuse me while I reminisce!
I remember after begging and begging for a Barbie house for years, my parents gave me this antique doll house for Christmas. I know what I was thinking...should of asked for a doll house so they would've given me a Barbie house. But you know, I look back and appreciate the fact that my parents gave me some card board boxes to make Barbie houses out of instead of what I wanted. I would sit in my room for hours and decorate the boxes. I'd glue fabric on the inside for wall paper and with a stapler and some card board peices I was able to make up some pretty cool bunk beds. I drew windows and doors on the outside with those, I think they were called Mr Sketch, smelly markers. My parents were smarter than I thought. I think those cardboard Barbie houses sparked my creativity, used my noggin, and they didn't have to see me for hours.
After seeing this photo, I sat on the floor and went through a mound of photo albums. Oh how life changes. I started getting teary eyed thinking about the changes yet to come.
I miss this happy go lucky girl. Not a care in the world.
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Reader Comments (6)
So sweet! Love this post. The fanny pack reminds me of New Kids, big buttons, jean jackets, penny loafers and a t-shirt with a big smiley face on it (or a hypercolor t-shirt!)
Thanks Monica! I actually didn't get a lot of the things that were really in style like hyper color and penny loafers. I think my parents thought if they dressed me in whatever came through the "hand me down" path it would build character. I didn't even have a pair of KEDS. Can you tell I'm bitter?!
I remember you like this, and I always thought you were fashionable ;)
OH thanks Nikki! McKnight is when the real "character building" happened. I know you can relate, McKnight was scary!!!
Man, I know what I can get you for your birthday! Love this. Gunn shouts, "NuuuNuuu" and Kennedy says, "I just love that name."
I only got the Payless version of Keds with sunglasses on them!