Awkward Moments

So I thought it would be nice to scan all of my parents old family pictures.  I am scanning them and will create discs so that we can preserve these memories forever.  And boy did I find some memories.  I have scanned maybe 40% of the pictures and I have found some major doozies.  Awkward-city.

The teddy bear?  Why??

Me.  In a cowboy hat.  On a donkey.

Apparently Santa and I were not hitting it off.

 

Easter - circa early 1990s. I'm the short one.  I don't even know where to start. 

White shoes?  That dress!  Oh lawd the hair!

 Another Easter.  This time - 1989.  My purse matched my shoes.  And please be jealous of those socks.

 And last but certainly not least.  Miss Awkward 7th Grade.

Band picture. Huge, gold-rimmed glasses.  Boy haircut.

Bosh

I want to share with you a little story.  Growing up, most children have an imaginary friend. I was no exception. When I was young (3-4 yrs old I guess), I had an extra special imaginary friend named Bosh. Bosh was my best friend. He went everywhere with me. I made my parents make Bosh a plate at mealtime and kiss Bosh goodnight. My memories of Bosh are kept alive by ALL of my family members - apparently I had such a strong belief in Bosh that random family members still ask me about him.

Bosh was my height - so about 3ft. I don't think he was a young boy but rather old because he had a job - he made nails (as in the kind you use with a hammer).

 

Bosh - age unknown

Being an only child at the time, Bosh was very real to me. It's pretty crazy that my favorite childhood memories are of my imaginary friend. My pediatrician assured my mother than my "friend" was perfectly normal and I had a very active imagination. Amen to that.

I'm not sure when Bosh went away. I don't know if he hung around until my baby brother was born or if he left when I started kindergarten. But, I thought I would share a moment of my childhood - my friend Bosh.



25 Things

1.  I LOVE to take pictures.  If I could, I would walk around with my camera 24/7.

2.  I use sarcasm way too much - especially with my mother-in-law.

3.  My dog is a grouchy weinie dog who LOVES cheese.

4.  My husband is addicted to the carpet.  He vaccums more than anyone I have ever met and steam-cleans the carpet more than once a month.  I am grateful (and spoiled).

5.  I do not like to write with blue or black ink.  I prefer purple.

6.  I love to wrap presents.

7.  I enjoy cooking but absolutely love to bake.

8.  I hate folding clothes.  It is my number one most-hated chore.

9.  I'm scared of the dentist.

10.  I'm not a big hugger.  I don't mean it rude...I'm just not touchy-feely.

11.  My family owned horses when I was young.  Those horses are my fondest childhood memory and I miss them all the time.

12.  My dad is a huge Elvis fan.  I know all kinds of random Elvis facts.  Until about the age of 7, I thought Elvis was a family member who never came to Christmas dinner.

13.  My grandfather was the same about John Wayne.  Even now, my cousin and I can quote movie lines back to each other.  "He was limpin when he left..."

14.  My favorite movie of all time is Gone with the Wind.

15.  I love to read but never nonfiction.  I read to escape the real world.

16.  Even though I have an iphone with an entire keyboard on it, I am still a horrible texter.  I have mispelt "Walmart" so many times that now it auto-corrects to say "Walnart."

17.  I love road trips but getting my husband to sit still in the car for more than an hour is not easy.

18.  Turning 28 was hard for me.  Not sure why.

19.  My mom is cool.  She owns leather pants.

20.  My husband bought a bird.  The dog hates said bird.  I'm still on the fence.

21.  I love hot chicken wings.  We have them entirely too much.

22.  I had my highlighted for the first time in my life this year.  I went blonde.

23.  I love the movie Pride & Prejudice (with Keira Knightly).  I love Mr. Darcy.

24.  A & I together own an embroidery/monogramming machine.  Now I want to monogram everything!

25.  I am extremely spoiled by DVD seasons of shows and watching shows online.  No commercials ever!