New beginnings, laughter, ring around the rosie, songs, hymns, May processions, hopscotch, skipping, jumping rope, skinned knees, chicken pox, measles & mumps, giggling, lots of giggling, Elvis, drawing, passing notes, The Beachboys, staring at the boys, watching the boys stare back, more giggling, prayers, NASA moon landing, First Communion, white gloves & pocketbooks, disagreements, making up, Ed Sullivan Show, advent wreaths, colds & sniffles, placemats, milk money, fluffernutters, the assassinations of JFK, RFK, MLK, selling Christmas cards, CYO, waiting for the “calling”, most of us still waiting, Baltimore Catechism, purgatory vs. limbo?, The Beatles, Scholastic Art Awards, confirmation, meatless Fridays, confession, uniforms, Madam Slack, Comment allez vous mon ami?, Bon., graduation,
New beginnings, separations, different high schools, a different teacher for each class!!!, cosmetics, dating, pantyhose, flower power, rotary phone, color TV, VCRs, civil rights movement, dating, French, French kissing, Spanish, Spanish fly, Latin, romantic language, German, Berlin wall, sports, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, cheerleaders, Vietnam, study halls, going steady, Ralph Nader, drivers license, burning bras, gay rights, passing notes, lunch rotations, bussing, dances, All In The Family, bomb scares, pep rallies, Watergate, impeachment, Peace Corps, college applications, part-time jobs, peace rallies, Twiggy, class rings, Kent State, Three Mile Island, proms, more dating, gowns & tuxedos, yearbooks, Red Sox, Boston Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, graduation,
New Beginnings, Rubik’s cube, college, careers, job hunting, degrees, dating, SNL, dorms, W-2 forms, voting, America’s Bicentennial, Aids, job hunting, engagements, new apartment, commuter rail, student loans, marriage, medical insurance, dental insurance too???, pregnancy, morning sickness, stretch marks, Lamaze classes, second job hunting, house hunting, mortgage, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, due dates?, OMG!, vaccinations, car pooling, mini-van, Weight Watchers, Sandra Day O’Connor appointed to Supreme Court, ET, daycare, soccer, Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’, t-ball, PTA, parent-teacher conferences, varicose veins, Berlin wall removed, Forest Gump, PC’s, internet,
Second chances & survival; deaths of family & friends, divorce, annulments, layoffs, diabetes, endometriosis, cancer, chemo, radiation, tumors, blindness, stroke, heart attack, hysterectomy, menopause, hot flashes, tooth decay, food allergies, blind dates, online dating, second marriage, extended families,
Second time around; repeat all of the above for & with our children; hopefully only the good things in life are repeated!
New beginnings; empty nesters (maybe), grandchildren, AARP!, old friends, memories, nostalgia, family photos, girls night out…better yet… make it a weekend, grandma brag books, world travel, vacation photos, downsizing, mid-life beginnings, second career, night classes, creative juices flowing, Zumba, tai chi, yoga, websites, Facebook, alumni, blogging, SMFairytales,
The test of time withstood.
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