…that means my prom dress is, too. Holy cow. Last weekend I was on the phone with AKW, who just attended her own senior prom. She thought it was hilarious and cute that I still have my prom dress, sun stains and all. Oh well…what can I say? TAW’s birthday always brings out the nostalgia. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘red hook’
Wait, if my sister is 21…
Posted in Posts, tagged birthday, memory lane, red hook on May 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Always Saturday
Posted in Posts, tagged red hook, vacation on May 20, 2010 | Comments Off
Weekend Update! Yeah, I know, it’s already the end of Thursday. What can I say, last week was a busy one, so I’m tired! Wednesday I got my acceptance notice, and then promptly went off on a mini-vacay to the old hometown for a belated Mother’s Day trip and the continuation of Visiting Spring 2010. [...]
Always Something There To Remind Me
Posted in Posts, tagged memory lane, red hook on July 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Last weekend was the big twentieth reunion in Red Hook. Now, unlike many folks, I am always aware of how long it’s been since graduation, since it was right around the time Taylor was born. Every time she has a birthday, I think of how fast the years slip by. Just like taking Taylor and [...]
Ah, the historic diner
Posted in Posts, tagged blogs, memory lane, red hook on January 16, 2009 | Comments Off
I love The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. I’ve even submitted to them and seen my submission posted! Now, the “Blog” goes to my home town. On a somewhat-related greasy spoon note, this makes me miss Sal’s Pizzeria.
Blast from the past
Posted in Posts, tagged memory lane, red hook on August 21, 2008 | Comments Off
So I was in NYS over the weekend visiting mom. I drove through my home town and found it VERY difficult to stop myself from simply pulling off and wandering into a random orchard to pick some apples. I staved it off with a trip to Stewart’s. Sadly, no baseball helmet sundaes were on offer. [...]
Funny where people end up
Posted in Posts, tagged memory lane, photography, red hook on July 21, 2008 | Comments Off
I discovered Facebook at the behest of my teenage sisters, and boy, is it hilarious. I’ve found many folks from the 2 high schools I attended. I lost touch completely after running — top speed, no looking back, straight on to Virginia and college — away from my unhappy home at the age of 17. [...]
More Fantastic 80s Tunage
Posted in Posts, tagged memory lane, music, red hook on January 6, 2006 | Comments Off
More Fantastic 80s Tunage Sort of related to another post below — now they’re playing the ULTIMATE Scott song. Parking — In The Car — Leaving Town The Next Day. Sigh. (Sorry, Mrs. Scott-boy)
Where are you now
Posted in Posts, tagged memory lane, music, red hook on December 29, 2005 | Comments Off
Jerry, where are you now? Because Aerosmith’s “Angel” is playing on the radio, I think of dear Jerry, his S-S-S-S-Samantha Fox poster, and his beat-up Renault. Heh. Besides bringing back one of the few fond memories I’ve got of 11th grade, this is indeed a mullet-rock (thanks Lucie for that term, I’m totally stealing it) [...]
Leon is everywhere
Posted in Posts, tagged education, quotes, rants, red hook on October 17, 2005 | Comments Off
Matthew Yglesias: A Cop-Out What strikes me here is the fact that Ms. Senior made the unfortunate choice of quoting Leon Botstein. Why, I wonder, is he so CONSTANTLY quoted in magazines? It’s weird. Maybe I would just for once like to see him explain, in one of these many quotations, why someone would actually [...]