Thursday, May 20, 2010

A Blast From the Past


For some reason today I decided to scoot my “treasure chest” out from my closet and scour through my old mementos. (Umm, I have to interject something here, though…I’ve come to realize that some of them could hardly be labeled as “momentous”!)

Amid my humble cache...

~ A Teddy Town bear couple figurine -- broken and patiently awaiting a good fix with glue
~ One of those flyer pins my dad gave to me from one of his flights (no he's not a pilot, he just went on a trip!)
~ A bunch of letters, old invitations, and graduation cards
~ A Precious Moment figurine
~ A before and after picture from the Orthodontist…those teeth were not a pretty sight!
Still, there were a few items that I thought I would highlight and share with you all.

Throughout my life, my parents encouraged me to keep a journal. I was faithful with it until about five or so years ago and then moved away from it almost altogether. (I try to pick up where I left off…but it is rather tiring to catch up on 6 months of news!) While skimming through them, I was intrigued by the things that I chose to write about: friends I happened to talk to at church that day, birthday presents I got and what store I was going to visit. Wow. At least no one can accuse me of not journaling!!



The second thing I thought I would share with you involves two flower bouquets from past birthdays. For my Sweet 16th birthday, my parents bought me a bouquet of light colored sweetheart roses. I’ve considered placing them somewhere in my room for decorational purposes. We’ll see! The other bouquet I pulled out of my treasure trove was from my 18th birthday. (I actually have a blurry but informative picture.) For that birthday my family took me to Bravo’s Italian Cucina (beautiful place by the way), and my brother gave me two tickets to see Andre Rieu in concert.
Then...


Now

Last but not least, I have something for all my former (and present) American Girl buffs out there! I don’t know what you were like when you were 10, but for me and one of my other friends -- we LOVED American Girls stuff! I looked through their magazines, cut & pasted the dolls in the magazine onto colored paper, played with my actual dolls (Samantha, Kirsten, and Addy), and succeeded in pulling out Kirsten’s braids and tangling her hair into a complete frizzy mess!! So, what do I have to offer my fellow AG fans? PAPER DOLLS!! Yes, a very old set of Samantha paper dolls & clothes!! I had completely forgotten about them until I found my folder today!
Hope you enjoyed some of my paraphernalia! :-)

6 comments:

Hannah said...

Hehe... I had the Felicity paper dolls (and the cookbook!). I'm pretty sure those paper dolls got tossed a long time ago, though.

Lacey said...

Ha, ha! Really, Hannah? You mean you don't play with them anymore? ;-) You know, I also have the Samantha cookbook! I don't know if I ever made anything from it or not -- I definitely wanted to when I was little!

Rachel said...

Haha - Laura and I were c-r-a-z-y about American Girl! :) I have Kirsten...Laura got Samantha...we both have Bitty Babies. Notice I say have, not had. :) They are stored away and I look forward to bringing them out someday again for my little girls, Lord wiling! Fun times!

Lacey said...

Oh Rachel...I know what we're doing the next time we get together!! ;-) LOL...I think not! I think Molly has been playing with mine...

Kenna said...

How did you get your roses to look like that? Mine always look wilted when I try to dry them.

Lacey said...

Kenna - Well, I think I just hung them upside down and dried them that way. How do you usually dry yours? They seem to dry well even when you just lay them on a flat surface, although they might be flat on one side. But, hanging them upside down seems to be the best way. :-) Hope that helps!