Tbt

throw-back thursday

ahh yes, i could do tbt every day for many days while staying here, in my old childhood bedroom, the house i grew up in, with all its memories on its walls, and its ghosts within the walls.

From old trophies, knick-knacks, art projects,

...some old favorite stuffed animals...

...to the faded photos on the walls. 

Like this one, my family minus one. (with 5 kids it was hard to get us all in one shot, especially as the older ones moved out)

and somebody's dorky senior picture, don't laugh...(can you say "feathered bangs"?)

so embarrassing...

(and i still remember the day that photo was taken, my sister & i had just returned from a camping trip, just the 2 of us, which ended with us getting in a big bisquik dough fight when our project of pancakes over the campfire failed, and it took me a loooong time to try to wash my hair before that picture was taken, i think i still had dough in my hair...)

and a variety of other stuff...

..like this little gem that my sister will kill me for sharing if she ever finds out, (sorry Heidi!)

and there's our wild & crazy pound puppy, Marty...

..and the dance team I was so proud to be a member of throughout high school.  We supported our various athletic teams by performing at football & basketball games, wrestling (like above), swim meets and hockey games.

And that just covers the stuff in this one small room. It's easy to get overwhelmed by the memories, good and bad, whenever I come home and spend time just thinking about it.

Maybe I should go back to the feathered-bangs look....

...then again, NAAAAHHHH.

goodnight.