This Week's Flashback

These Ten on Tuesday questions took me down memory lane. And it is a long and winding road. Isn't that a country music song?


1. Think back a decade, do you remember what your first cellphone was? Was it as cool as Zack Morris’s phone?
Oooo. I am lovin the "Saved By The Bell" reference. I have always been a late bloomer when it comes to technology. It's genetic. We didn't have a microwave growing up until WAY after microwaves came out. My first cel phone wasn't too bad. Or too big. I fear I have spoken too much... I realize there are readers of this blog who (after the microwave comment) will think I am 74. I am obviously not 74, but I loved some "Saved By The Bell." Now I am old AND geeky.

2. What is the first children’s book you remember being read to you?
Dr. Seuss books. Especially "The Cat In The Hat."

3. What was your first car? Did you love it or hate it?
A red Dodge Shadow. I think it was a 1989. I loved it... Until the day it died in the middle of an intersection on the busiest road in Birmingham, Alabama. Then I hated it. Still drive a red vehicle to this day.

4. Who was your hero growing up?
Wonder Woman. I had Wonder Woman under-oos. Here we go again... I am not 74.

5. Think back to your first kiss. Was it everything you dreamed of?
Not at all. I think the poor boy lost at Spin the Bottle or something.

6. What was your first BAD hairstyle choice? (Extra points for embarrassing photos)
I made a mistake of asking for a Dorothy Hamill haircut. It was cute on her, but I was not an Olympic figure skater. I hated it the minute I walked out. I think I was in First Grade.
Since then, I have gone on to have many other yucky hairstyles. The entire 80's decade comes to mind. I had one in the 90's that my sweet husband calls the Holly Hobby hairdo. Nice.
(No extra points.)

7. What was your first realistic dream? (One where you had to think “Oh dang, was that a dream?”)
It was a horrible one. I dreamed someone I know was killed and the murderer was chasing me. Very real and very creepy.

8. What was the first phobia you remember developing?
I'll let you guess. They hiss.
I was 6 years old, and I was walking outside to take my dogs some food. I almost stepped on it before I actually noticed that it WASN'T a log.
BIG. Copperhead. Snake.
I remember running inside and much later realizing I was still holding onto the dogs' food. Welcome, snake phobia.

9. Which character on Sesame Street do you most identify with?
Elmo. Or Oscar, if I'm having a bad day. Or Cookie Monster.

10. What was the hardest goal you ever accomplished?
There are some that come to mind... like graduating from college, not failing a certain History class, buying and then selling our first house...
But without a doubt, the first one that comes to mind...
Childbirth.