Things I Miss

At 36, which I'm ok with saying, there are things in my life that I no longer see, or do, or experience.

Things that may have been part of my childhood, or for whatever reason, I just no longer do as an adult. Things that bring back fond memories, and things I miss. Such as...

Making popcorn on the stove with my Grandmother, and eating it from her silver bowl.

School chili and peanut butter sandwiches. Yes, oddly enough, I actually miss one of the lunches served at school. The fudgy brownies served with the school's spaghetti are a close second.

The lipgloss I wore as a teen. Two colors, peach and pink, held in a clever container of big red lips.

Concerts I would hold in my bedroom, as I belted out music by the group Expose.' I would tape my hairbrush to our vaccuum and have an instant microphone with a stand. Or so I thought. I now know why I had no audience.

Lemonheads. I don't eat 'em anymore, but I used to have a love/hate thing with the candies. They tasted good at first, then my mouth would contort from the sourness, then go back to normal once the sour was gone.

Frying donuts. I haven't done this in years. But, there's something about shaping the dough, dropping it in a vat of hot grease, then sprinkling it with powdered sugar. Trans fat, anyone?

Archie comic books. I could have opened a bookstore with the books I owned and I secretly wanted to be Betty. Veronica was high-maintenance. And I still haven't met anyone called "Jughead."

My adult-sized sleeper that had no feet. It was like wearing an eggplant-colored sleeping bag to bed. It was a gift from my parents, and in my late 20's, I fell down their stairs during a Christmas stay. Sleeping in it was one thing...walking was another.

Scratch N' Sniff stickers. I actually collected these, and loved peeling back the plastic pages to scratch the fuzzy peach.

Finally, the slam of the back patio screen door at the home where I grew up. We were constantly in and out of that door that led to the pool, and I didn't love it then. Yet, the thought of it brings back memories of pool parties and summers with my sisters.

Those are just some of the things I miss.