More Memories . . .

One of my old (he's not old . . . because that would mean I am old!) high school buddies has recently reconnected with me and has left some comments here on my blog (Dave C.).

I just want you all to know that I thought the world of Dave C. He was the nicest guy, the most dedicated athlete, an incredibly intelligent kid, who never had anything but a nice word for anyone. He was a great friend, and I was always sorry I lost touch with Dave after H.S. I was so excited when I received an email from him that he had "tracked me down".

Dave, I look forward to getting to know you again . . . and maybe your family too. We all need good friends in this world.

So, Dave, here is a memory I want to add. I know this is weird, but it made an impact on me. One night, we were talking on the phone. I don't remember the topic(s) of conversation (sorry). However, you mentioned that you were kicking around your hackey-sack (remember those???) and you lost it somehow. You said you were in your room and you were just kicking it and then somehow lost it. Well, I said, "Did you check in your trashcan?". Now, it is important to note here that I had not ever been in Dave's room. I didn't even know if he had a trashcan (although it is a relatively safe assumption I admit). I don't even know why I said that . . . maybe I was looking at my trashcan or something. Anyway, as you can probably guess, it was in the trashcan. Now, Dave, I remember you being pretty impressed that I had guessed/said that. I remember feeling very proud that I knew where your hackey-sack was.

How'd I do? Do you even remember that at all? (It's ok if you don't!).

Anyway, that's my friend Dave, that I have not seen in so many years . . . yet here we connect again. Technology is fun.

Childhood Memories

I saw a blog posting this morning that was talking about favorite childhood memories and many people had responded with what they missed about being a kid. So, today I thought back to my childhood and smiled as I remembered some fond memories that I rarely think of.

I thought to my self that this would make another good blog posting/category. As I think of childhood memories, I will try to add them to this blog. These will be fun for my kids to read about and have "on record".

Time flies so darn fast. I can't believe I am almost 33 years old. I can't believe that my kids are almost in junior high. We are coming up on 13 years of marriage this August. Amazing.

Some of my favorite childhood memories:

• Playing "ghost in the graveyard" with friends on a warm summer evening after dark
• Going fishing at the pond
• Playing baseball and being half-way decent at it
• Riding my bike to get my own haircut
• Laughing so hard at the Guiness Book of Records with my aunt Betty
• Going on fishing trips with my dad (especially the night with the racoon)
• Summer vacations to San Diego with my grandparents
• Getting my "golf swing" picture on the front of the local newspaper
• Winning a free "oil change" for answering a question on a fishing radio talk show . . . I was 12.
• Going camping at Pueblo Res. or Grandby with Rich and Shane
• Listening to my walkman/radio as I fell asleep at night

That's all I can think of right now, but I know I thought of many more throughout today. I will add posts as I think of others.

What are some of your favorite childhood memories? What do you miss about being a kid? Please leave a comment with some of your thoughts!