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Quick recap: Neil is my bus crush, Alissa is my Best friend and I love to write the word love. It’s very apparent I needed to make sure I never forgot who I held nearest and dearest to my heart …. which was pretty much everything.
My two other favorite words in 1997 were ‘cool’ and ‘ fun,’ everything fit in those two categories. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the world stayed that simplistic?
I’m not editing any contents of my diaries or reading the entires beforehand. That way we can share in the wonder together.
Here is May 1997 IV.
May 28, 1997 Alissa , and Neil are friends! Neil is cool. Alissa is neat. Love Shannon They are so much fun May 28, 1997 I Love Love my family! <3 Shannon :) :) :) :) :) June 2nd 1997 Do not tell Neil I love the Bulls o.k. Alissa Yes [ ] No [ ] Love Shannon Love Shannon June 3rd 1997 I am glad the Bulls won! Love Shannon June 05 1997 I <3 u
Love Shannon June 15, 1997 Today is Father's Day! I <3 u!
When my brother and I were younger we played this NBA game on Nintendo 64 and I consistently picked the Chicago Bulls. Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen and MJ all day everyday. Changing Rodman’s hair was a must.
The dateline has progressed from standard to a mash-up. It’s possible I had just learned in school all the different variations of numbering. What a show off.
Can we discuss the nostalgia attached to the yes/no boxes? They were life! Do kids these days still decide major life decisions based off what was checked? Please, tell me they do!
Side bar–My now husband used the yes/no boxes to ask me out for our first date. He slid a half sheet of paper under my bedroom door one afternoon that read, “will you go out with me? Yes [ ] No [ ]’
I penciled in my own box and checked, “Maybe [ \ ]” I am still kind of an asshole.
PS: If I jump back in to basketball and root for the Bulls, does this make me a bandwagoner or fair-weather fan? I have proof from an 8-year-old, it was her team …
PSS: Speaking of sports, I have a memory with my father watching the Sabres game (losing, typical) and pacing around the house ranting about how terrible the team was playing. I wanted to join in on the angst and began mimicking his pacing and angry slurs at the television. He let me partake in his anger for a few minutes before telling me to knock it off. Damn kids, LOL.
It may seem by 8-year-od self loved the Bulls, but I’ve always been a die-hard Buffalo Bills fan, as painful as it’s been throughout the years (cough-cough, my entire life). Who do you root for? Let me know in the comment section!
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