\"Can\'t Smile Without You\"What do you remember from your childhood? I remember so many things!!! Being mommy’s special helper while the older kids were in school…coming home to freshly baked chocolate chip cookies after a long day at school…monopoly marathons…family vacations…
I remember loving having two brothers and a sister….and not loving having siblings! On Sunday afternoons, my dad would take us for a drive. He purposely would tried to get lost on back country roads, just to figure out how to get home. No GPS back then to help us. We would go up really really steep hills and my brother Carl would grab my hand and inform me that there was just a cliff at the top of the hill and our lives would soon end. I would begin to cry and after Betsy and Bob got a good laugh, mom made everyone stop picking on me. This happened so many times, and each time, I fell for it!
Bob did his share of stirring up trouble. He liked to tattoo my Barbies. He would tickle Betsy until she threatened to throw up. He and Carl would wrestle until someone got hurt. Yet, as we got older, we played musical instruments together and when our parents weren’t home, my siblings and I loved to dance to music from the 70’s and 80’s.
When I saw this video, I had to laugh. I had a crush on Barry Manilow and his song, “Can’t Smile Without You” was one that I hummed a lot! This video also made me think about how my brothers made me want to cry–I can relate to the little sister!
So, what do you remember from your childhood? Are there siblings or friends you haven’t been in contact with for some time? Why not utilize www.IStillRememberYou.com and begin a search for them? They may just be thinking about their memories of times with you.
Listen to your heart…
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Class Reunions
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
It’s hard to believe that we’re almost in mid-July! Where does the time go??? Trying to make connections with family and friends might be one of the reasons why summer flies by so quickly. There’s graduation celebrations, family reunions, weddings, class reunions, etc.
Class reunions. I’m sorry to admit it, but I’ve only attended one class reunion so far. I live in the town that I grew up in, stay in touch with friends, and honestly have had little interest in going to the class reunions. However, one my friends, Marie, recently attended hers and we talked about it.
Marie noticed that a lot of the “locals” didn’t attend. Yet, others made an effort to be there. Two people traveled by air, one person by train and the rest by personal vehicle. The out-of-towners were disappointed that the locals wouldn’t attend when all they had to do was show up–not travel for hours.
Marie and her classmates had fun looking through the old yearbooks. Little by little, because of existing friendships, they were able to note where most of their classmates are currently living, if they’re married, their jobs, etc. Out of a class of 150 people, nine have already passed away. Another nine or ten are seriously ill. That’s a wake up call!
There were easily twenty people whom no one had any information on. The postcards that were sent out regarding the class reunion were returned with “forwarding address unknown”. Marie said that she and her classmates were going to make a serious effort to find these twenty people and to see how they’re doing.
Marie asked how “I Still Remember You” works and I showed her the website. Hopefully in the near future she’ll begin posting searches. Wouldn’t it be awesome if she’s able to connect with a few of these missing classmates?
How about you? Who are you trying to connect with this summer? Is it a missing classmate from a class reunion? An acquaintance you’ve met at a wedding reception? A relative you’ve not seen in awhile? Let “I Still Remember You” help you with your search and make that connection.
Listen to your heart…
