- My ACT scores (quickly threw those away)
- My study abroad backpack that still had a ticket to Windsor Castle inside and some great skipping rocks from a beach in Ireland.
- A scorecard from a game of Laser tag (I remember holding onto this because I ranked eighth place and I was proud of that)
- Pictures from almost every jr. high and high school dance I went to (wow)
- A bag from Florence that I regretted immediately after purchasing but probably won't throw away because hey, it's from Florence
- Bizarre wedding presents that I didn't know what to do with (still don't)
- My Dock Martin sandals that I treasured in 7th grade and I suppose felt deserved to stick around for eleven years (Don't worry they're gone now)
- The "Boot" I wore when I broke my foot Senior year of high school. That's gone too.
- Millions of T-shirts and sweatshirts from every organization I was ever a part of in high school and college (By the way, what do you people do with all of these, throw them away? I've heard of some Chi Omegas making quilts out of them or something. Anyone done that? Any other ideas, or should I just trash them?)
- My EFY notebook
- Collectors buttons from the 2002 Olympics
- and a paper mache animal that I think was supposed to be a squirrel
Finding all of these items and reflecting back over the years made me realize how long it's really been since Jr. high and high school and even college- so weird. I also realized how awful I am at staying in touch with people. It's crazy how at some stages of your life, certain people are your greatest friends and years later you have no idea what they're up to. I promise I'll work on that.
5 comments:
Hey Laura!
A suggestion for all your sorority gear: I bundle it up and send it to my "extended family" still at school and let them give it to the incoming Little sisters. I remember pledging and cherishing old gear from my graduated sisters, especially "old school" sweatshirts.
I have been doing it every year since I graduated. Hopefully soon the loot will all be gone!
Your not alone. Even i got stuff that for some reason i just cant let go. From my winnie the poo that ive had since i was a baby, to a cheap twetty bird that i still keep in my trunk as a reminder of a ugly memory. I guess we decide to keep these kind of things cause we know at some point we will forget about them and there story that comes along with it.
As for long lost people and friends. Im still surprised to find that people i know are 100% different from what i knew. And as different as they may be now, their still my friend and will be cause that was the part they could never change about them.
As much as we want to throw away parts of our past. It will still always help to define our future.
I want to hear about your bizarre wedding gifts! I remember one of our most bizarre gifts was a ceramic hamburger holder for when you have BBQ's. I passed that along to someone. As for the t-shirts/sweatshirts-I like Allison's idea. I did make Dad a quilt using t-shirts from the races he'd been in. Love you!
Hey you should make a quilt out of your drill team shirts. Thats what I did because I feel like a geek wearing them still.... :)
thatis one of the funniest things i've ever seen!
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