On May 27th, 1994 Mom and Dad woke me up for school singing Happy Birthday. Dad made pancakes while Jordan and I got ready. I put on my gray short sleeve Bugle Boy hoodie with white stripes across the middle. While we were eating, Mom brought out my first present, a new Walkman so I could listen to Mom’s tapes.
I walked outside and there was a sign in our yard that said “DANGER 10 – year old inside.” Jamie jumped out of the car and we took a picture with the sign and then Joan drove us to school. Mom came to school at lunch and had cupcakes for my whole class. We didn’t have to learn anything new that day because it was the last week of school. At the end of the day we got to play “Heads up - Seven up.” Since it was my birthday I got to be one of the first seven.
I made sure not to pick Jamie because that would be too obvious, but he still guessed that it was me who picked him twice in a row. Mrs. Miesner said, “Jamie, just because he’s your best friend doesn’t mean he’s going to pick you every time.” The very next turn I picked Jamie. He guessed it was Kenny Ponitz. I threw my head back and laughed hard.
In that exact moment, I distinctly remember thinking, “This is the greatest day of my life.”
I can’t wait to see what’s next.
heck yeah! oh man I miss those times for real!