Hello Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. We had a really laid back weekend. Here's a look at some highlights.
This first picture is actually from a few weeks ago, but I wanted to get it documented on the good ole blog. Jack got a fun package from Auburn welcoming him to the university. It had lots of spirit gear, as well as an umbrella and backpack cover. I know they will be useful! Grace has commented on how often it rains in Atlanta, and I'm sure Auburn will be the same.
Look how dry the bayou is! Here we are on our morning walk. My comment on Instagram for this picture was "The bayou may be dry and smelly, but the sky sure is pretty!"
I looked through some old pictures this weekend. Look at this one from 1987 - my high school graduation. Aunt Suzette, my Gram who passed away in 1997, my mom who passed away in 2015 and me!
These next two pictures just made me laugh about how much things have changed. I think they were around 1982. Note the 13" tv - tv guide laying on top. We were sitting close since there was no remote control. And shag carpet.
Corded phone and typewriter
In Pittsburgh, the roads around the park were closed for auto racing throughout the weekend.
Grace snapped these photos on an evening walk.
She and some friends went to a Pirates baseball game.
We went out to eat Saturday night at the local restaurant where Jack's group was playing.
Lots of fun to hear them play live to a packed house!
We tried this new flavor of Bluebell Ice Cream - delicious.
And I hate to report that Bluebell Ice Cream is now over $8 in our area. Grocery prices are insane!
We went to the high school service to see Jack play. Only one more of these services remain for us! The end of an era!
We also relaxed in the pool and watched some tv. We binge watched Dark Winds on AMC+ - good police mystery set in the Navajo Nation in the 1970's.
Have a marvelous Monday!
Later this week on the blog
-Recipes I've tried lately
-Book reviews
-30th anniversary of moving to Houston
Recently I was telling some friends, who are 10-15 years younger, I had a typewriter in my dorm room. They honestly thought I was kidding. I explained that no one had personal laptops then and we had computer labs on campus if someone needed a computer. It is hard for them to think we went to college pre internet/e-mail age! Also, I loved the memory of the TV guide. I remembering looking through it and highlighting shows I wanted to see because we all know, if you didn't see it live, you missed it.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is so funny to think about watching LIVE tv now! And I definitely remember the computer labs on campus. My roommate junior year got a "word processor" and it was seriously life changing. Basically, it was a typewriter with a screen so you could edit before it typed it out. What a different world it was then!
DeleteIt's hard to believe that I got through college without a computer (early 90's)). I did have a word processor and my boyfriend had a computer and printer at home so sometimes I would go to his house to type out and print a paper - that's all I knew to do with it!! Such a different era, huh?
DeleteEven when I was in college I didn't have my own computer, lol. Love that sunrise photo!
ReplyDeleteYes, Bluebell is 8.59 at Kroger! Is Little Debbie gonna sue them? I loved an oatmeal cream pie growing up. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI love your old photos. They are so fun to look at. I actually am sad for this generation that doesn't have tangible printed out photos!
That Auburn package is so nice!
We were debating about whether they were real Little Debbie oatmeal pies in the ice cream. Probably not!
DeleteI had an electric typewriter that I just loved and used all through high school! That ice cream sounds delicious and I bet it was so fun to sit and eat and get to see your son play too.
ReplyDeleteI recently went through a box of old photos -- the clothes and hairstyles (not to mention decor!) were fun to remember. Funny how many things change and yet how many people have stayed in your life (or your heart) all these years later. Looks like a great weekend -- I love live music so would really miss it if one of my musical kids left and I could no longer listen to him all the time. Beautiful picture of the sunrise.
ReplyDeleteHe just started this jazz trio this summer, and I know he wishes he had more time to play with them. Maybe over Christmas break they will pick it up again?
DeleteWe were just talking about those things - little TV's.. houses not having AC ... gravel driveways... phones on cords attached to walls... missing shows/no recording. How time flies!
ReplyDeleteIt does rain a lot in Atlanta and Auburn, too. I'm right between the two cities, and we're in the part of summer right now where we're getting afternoon thunderstorms several times per week. They roll in, drench everything, roll out an hour or two later, and then the sun comes back out. So Jack will definitely get some good use out of that umbrella!
ReplyDeleteI love those old pictures! It really is crazy how drastically technology has changed in our lifetime! And OMG, $8?! Holy moly. I don't ever get Bluebell so I can't say how much it is here, but I do know that the Publix ice cream that we get isn't anywhere near that! That flavor does sound delicious, though!
Love the old pictures! Yes to all the rain right now in Atlanta! I feel like all it has done is rain and more rain!
ReplyDeleteThe grocery prices are insane- yikes! That ice cream looks like it may be worth it though :)
ReplyDeleteWell, my kids can't believe that I was 9 years old before our family ever got a TV. They can't even imagine that and the TV's we had were HUGE and I was the remote. :o)) My, how times have changed! Yes, a new era is about to begin and a certain sadness is there but it is such a great time in their lives and your life. I cried like a big baby when our last one left the nest but it wasn't long before Hubby and I found our "new normal." Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI love those old pictures! I remember having a corded phone growing up, and getting the cordless phone was a big deal. Haha!
ReplyDeleteThat welcome box is amazing! So fun...and all the essentials. Look at Jack playing in a packed house! You must be so proud of both of your kids. I love those throwback photos. Someone posted a photo of the phone that lit up when it rang...loved those! haha
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