Years ago when I was a child the admission price to get into the movies was .25 cents if you were under twelve years of age, over twelve you had to pay a few pennies more. Most children never got to be older than twelve!
The same thing was true on street cars, the older you were, the more you had to pay. This happened in the 1930's, money was tight and every nickel mattered.
On the other hand if you asked a child how old they were they would say, "I'm 10 1/2, going to be eleven soon. They were anxious to be older!
In my case if you ask me how old I am, I'm happy to tell you I'm going to be 85 in a few days.
When I was a lot younger I would not like to reveal my age. Funny how things change.
A BRIDAL SHOWER
This afternoon I attended the Bridal Shower for a young lady who's fiance is the grandson of a life-long friend of mine. I haven't seen her children and grandchildren in many years so this was a very special occasion for me.
I saw her children grow up, have children of their own and now "the children" are getting married! That's when you really see how "Time Goes By."
The guests were mainly women in their 20's and 30's wearing what is in the height of fashion these days - VERY short dresses, some dresses were strapless and the shoes were either high wedges or very high heels.
Even when I was younger I never wore a heel like that!
The future bride and groom had a great time opening their gifts which included a crock pot, a skillet and a wok. The groom was especially pleased with those gifts, it appears he's going to be the cook in the family. Now he's wondering where they are going to store all those wonderful gifts.
That should be their only problem!
The afternoon flew by with much enjoyable conversation about "remember when," a delicious brunch, a clever special bingo game and the unwrapping of all the presents.
Don't worry Adam, as time goes by you'll find a place for all those goodies!
Update:
Thanks everyone for the Happy Birthday Wishes! It's always exciting see all the comments from everyone!
I'd like to share this photo that Claude posted on her blog for me:
