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Flashback - February 27th, 2003

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So this isn't really a "flashback" or anything. I just wanted to use a common title for blog entries where I am talking about OLD blog or journal entries. I am not creative so that's the best I could come up with. Ha!

As I've mentioned before, I've been keeping a journal or blog off and on since 1990. I love going back and reading them. I figure as I come across things, I may write here about them. I'm sure it will be interesting to no one but myself.

Anyway....

On February 27th, 2003,  I wrote - 

"When I left class, I saw a nice/cute boy that I have another class with.  He smiled and said hi so that made me happy.  I just have such a weakness for boys that play the guitar.  It's pretty pathetic, but that's okay.  All I ask, is that before I die, some nice, cute boy writes a song for me/about me and sings/plays guitar in it.  Is that a lot to ask??  Haha...I sure hope not."

I was 21 years old and in college at the time. I cannot for the life of me think of who that nice/cute boy was that played guitar. Yet another 'memory' lost. Drives me crazy how often that has happened for me. I am seriously sitting here trying to think of who that could have been. Trying to put myself back in that year. But...nope. No clue.

But the moderately interesting thing about this blog entry is that it was written about a month before I started talking to my now husband. And within the year, he will have written a couple songs for/about me. And yes, he sang and played guitar in them.

I have another journal entry (too lazy to go look up the actual date or directly quote it) from college that 'predicted' something else accurately. Right before summer break one year, I was talking on the phone with a male friend of mine (who also happened to me my biggest unrequited "love.") He was a nice, innocent-type guy we'll call John Smith. He made a joke about how maybe he should live it up that summer and sleep with random people. It was clearly a joke at the time as he'd never slept with anyone. I said something like, "you better be careful or there might be a bunch of little John Smith's running around." He laughed and said "yeah, that wouldn't be good." And wouldn't you know it...6 or so months later, he and I have drifted apart. And I hear from a mutual friend that he knocked up a girl at a party.

I'll be curious to see if I come across anymore entries that ended up coming true.

Maybe I need to write a blog entry about winning the lottery.

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iweartanktops

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I loved reading this! I'm glad your wish came true, and how wonderful that it was from your husband! :my_heart:

I can't remember if I just thought to tell you this before, or if I did, so sorry if I'm repeating myself. ;)  I have a box of journals from since I was 6 years old. Crazy, right? They get pretty sporadic around 2010, but steady up until then. Unfortunately, they're quite painful to read. I think I might burn them someday. That, or write a memoir. 

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Oh wow that's lovely.  (The bit about your husband writing and singing songs for you, not the little John Smith!)

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ClaraOswin

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8 hours ago, iweartanktops6 said:

I loved reading this! I'm glad your wish came true, and how wonderful that it was from your husband! :my_heart:

I can't remember if I just thought to tell you this before, or if I did, so sorry if I'm repeating myself. ;)  I have a box of journals from since I was 6 years old. Crazy, right? They get pretty sporadic around 2010, but steady up until then. Unfortunately, they're quite painful to read. I think I might burn them someday. That, or write a memoir. 

Mine was really sporadic in high school which kind of makes me sad. I picked up the pace towards the end of my college years.

5 hours ago, Karma said:

Oh wow that's lovely.  (The bit about your husband writing and singing songs for you, not the little John Smith!)

Haha...well, John Smith did end up marrying the "one night stand" girl. They have a few kids now. 

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6 hours ago, ClaraOswin said:

Mine was really sporadic in high school which kind of makes me sad. I picked up the pace towards the end of my college years.

Haha...well, John Smith did end up marrying the "one night stand" girl. They have a few kids now. 

Lol, glad he saved her virtue :)

It's funny how things have changed, 24 years ago my brothers girlfriend got pregnant.  Lots of family talk about it and they had the whole rushed wedding thing. Fast forward 20 years and another brother and his girlfriend decided to try for a baby (they now have a 3yo and nearly 1yo).  No one batted an eyelid about them not being married. (Except my mil who asked numerous times.)

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ClaraOswin

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This guy was from a very tiny town. A few hundred people. I think she was too. So I'm sure there was some 'talking to.'  But who knows...maybe not. Maybe they really hit it off immediately. We had drifted apart in the months leading up to this so I really only know what I heard from a friend.

But yeah...things have definitely changed over the last couple decades, that's for sure!

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