This has been a crazy summer already, and we are only two days into it. When I say we, I mean my youngest daughter Whitney and myself, school having ended last Friday. It is Tuesday, June 9, and we are enjoying some down time. Although I will be teaching (supervising) summer school, I am on half days, so I am getting some much needed relaxation.
Today, I came home and studied for a while on the Spanish certification exam. I've been wanting to go to the pool everyday, so today I put on my new size 16 swimsuit and headed down alone. Whitney had gone earlier and did not want to return. For some reason, the sun and splashing water evoked strong memories of the summer of 1981. I know the year because it was summer before my 8th grade year and probably the last time I felt a sense of hopefulness and contentment. This was the last summer I listened to only the music of my parents and began to venture out into other genres.
As I put together a youtube playlist of songs, nostalgia keeps rhythm with those songs I add - a mixture of country and rock. I remember still wanting to be "daddy's little girl" while feeling like a young woman coming into her own. Barbara Streisand's "Guilty" brought back the rebellious, almost forbidden part of me that was ready to experiment. In sharp contrast is Ronnie Milsap's "No Gettin' Over Me" which I remember singing loudly with the radio and my dad.
I had so much fun creating a 1981 playlist in youtube.
Today, I came home and studied for a while on the Spanish certification exam. I've been wanting to go to the pool everyday, so today I put on my new size 16 swimsuit and headed down alone. Whitney had gone earlier and did not want to return. For some reason, the sun and splashing water evoked strong memories of the summer of 1981. I know the year because it was summer before my 8th grade year and probably the last time I felt a sense of hopefulness and contentment. This was the last summer I listened to only the music of my parents and began to venture out into other genres.
As I put together a youtube playlist of songs, nostalgia keeps rhythm with those songs I add - a mixture of country and rock. I remember still wanting to be "daddy's little girl" while feeling like a young woman coming into her own. Barbara Streisand's "Guilty" brought back the rebellious, almost forbidden part of me that was ready to experiment. In sharp contrast is Ronnie Milsap's "No Gettin' Over Me" which I remember singing loudly with the radio and my dad.
I had so much fun creating a 1981 playlist in youtube.
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