First friends and school friends mold a person. They are the people you grow with and talk to when you can’t talk to an adult. They make you laugh and sometimes cry but they are there for you. And if you are lucky, they stay lifelong friends. We are lucky these days to have social media to stay in touch and even embarrass them. lol
Friends in grade school, jr. high, and high school. We had about 10 of us girls that hung together, not always close but branched off in pairs. Fun times, fighting times, when do girls not fight. lol
In high school we went in different directions but new each girl was there if you needed her. I’m glad for digital now at least pics look better. lol
The good thing of a small-town small class sizes so we knew everyone. Most of the time we got along with everyone. Our class was 50. Students moved away and sometimes we got new ones. Thanks to all my childhood friends, great memories.
My dad’s side, the side I grew up with and love the memories. We went on trips and holidays. Loving times and fun. Dad wasn’t always there but he made a few. My aunt M and Uncle D were like a second set of parents. It sucks that we don’t see each other these days but distance and the grandparents being gone totally changed the family. The saying who holds the glue to the family is so true. But I do have so many great memories I will forever cherish. It was always my aunt, uncle, two cousins and the grandparents. A few moments with our kids and spouses to the mix. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
If I could change one thing, I would change my choices financially. I would make myself less of a procrastinator and more of a getter done person. I was too chillaxed. Too much.
This is my mom’s side, only have a few pictures.
There is many more, but I don’t have pictures. They have been fun to get to know. I do wish I could have known them more growing up, but things happen just make the most of today.
The family I married into. They are great. They love the outdoors!
Good memories and it’s fun to hear hubby talk about them.
I hope our kids will be close and be together as much as possible. Help each other don’t fight. Or I will haunt you. lol
The more I look at the free account the madder I get. It’s changed that you can’t even put share buttons on, it use to be free for those. Everybody is money hungry. I do some marketing on other sites and because I don’t pay, they say it’s private and don’t show my site, use to. ugh. I’m more stubborn, I will enjoy without. ugh.
At least I can see all my media photos without having to wait to add them I can just scroll through them all, 10 years’ worth. 🙂
My blog is more about practice writing and ideas and meeting new people. My “drinking bar” so to speak. lol
Last weekend hubby and I went 4 hours west of here back to my hometown, where we met one another and where family and friends are at. It was fun. We hadn’t stayed in a hotel forever. I know weird thrills. lol Good talks and good food.
The best ever pizza at the local bar, Reload, my daughter use to work there and she would pile on the toppings for us. Well the pizza is still yummy and I can eat it without the fake teeth! lol
The friend’s son made us dinner on Saturday, real mashed potatoes, smothered steak, homemade gravy, and I had ate the green beans already. He went to cooking college and enjoys making food for fun.
I needed people interaction, friends. But to be honest, my friend has dated hubby’s brother the last 20 years, engaged but who knows if they will get married. Just a piece of paper, right? So family too. Best of both worlds.
Hubby cut up his impala for parts for his impala here in JC. From one junk car to the other junk car. lol He likes it. His brother and him like old cars and fixing them up.
We drove around a bit and was surprised to see our little town added a small store
This is the new one. Funny story. My friend said the wife, owns Family Dollar and Dollar Tree, the husband who owns Dollar General, and they got divorced and to compete with him, she built family dollar. lol Typical small-town drama. Hope they make it work. The town is only under 2000 now.
We have had this one, my ex-boss use to rent to this company when I worked there (20 years). Then, sadly he passed away, and they built up along the HI way. Smart, they were down where the original store was when I worked there in high school.
I moved back from college and worked there again. The other grocery store sold to the boss, and we moved to the bigger building. We used to have two grocery stores and several other stores, meat place, convenience stores, etc. Town died in the 80s when Haliburton moved out. Sad. So did businesses. Then super Walmart moved into a town north of us about 28 miles and businesses died even more. It was hard to compete. My old supervisor owns it now, we didn’t get to see him maybe next time. I made a lot of friends there and still have.
My friend who is engaged to hubby’s brother is one friend I use to work with at the store. She got smart and quit and went to nursing school. She’s doing great, 5 more years and retiring, she can’t wait. I’m jealous, she has been on so many cruises and trips. She did it right changing careers. She’s a people person, helps anyone, but not afraid to give her opinion. We had many a drunk nights and went to dances. Fun.
Jwls Mac Ray 