Personal Nostalgia

Going to the Prom in 1994 and 1995

Events of the Week: Junior and Senior Proms (May 1994 and May 1995)  Why did I choose this event?  My original intent was for this article to drop last week before the anniversary of my

Sock Hop
Personal Nostalgia

Dancing at the End of Summer Sock Hop

One of my favorite youth group events at our church was the annual family sock hop. The sock hop was in our recreational building, which we affectionately referred to as “The Tin Tent”. It had

80s Girl Scout
Personal Nostalgia

Being a Girl Scout in the ’80s

Earlier this week, my mom came from my brother’s house with the Girl Scout cookies I ordered from my niece earlier this year. My younger niece enthusiastically informed my mother that the cookies they were

Personal Nostalgia

Stacey’s High School Playlist (1992-1996)

  I cannot live without music. I’m always creating an internal soundtrack for the movie they’ll never make about my life, but it helps me get through the day. High school was no exception. Join

Personal Nostalgia

Hoju’s High School Playlist

When I decided to take a look back at my high school soundtrack from 1996-2000, I realized something, it’s also my modern day playlist. Just as I’m still surrounded by the same old VHS tapes,

Nirvana
Personal Nostalgia

Kevin’s High School Playlist

I remember finding my parents’ Beatles albums. Around the same time, my oldest cousin discovered his parents’ Led Zeppelin. That connection between generations has been something I’ve been aware of all my life. Yet this reflection back on my own high school music is absurd now that I have a child.

Personal Nostalgia

My High School Soundtrack

Most would say that our musical preferences are developed in our teenage and high school years. My personal soundtrack had a whole menu of flavors…

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Personal Nostalgia

My Soundtrack of High School

I have a lot of memories from high school. Not vague recollections but vivid images of events and people and when I recount those memories and stories to people, I get an all too common