100 things i miss

I've joined Swap-bot, a swapping community for people that love to receive goodies in the mail and share with others. For one of my swaps, I had to create a list of things that I miss. I thought it would be hard to come up with 100, but it turns out it was easier than I thought. The first 50 came within 15-20 minutes, the rest took longer and came more slowly. It took me only two hours to create the list (which I worked on while watching one of my favorite movies, Fright Night).

Warning - If you're one of my clan members and you're a little sappy, this might make you cry.

Here's my list - 100 Things I Miss:

1. Mommy Wilson
2. The Muppet Show
3. Getting birthday cards stuffed with gum, money, stickers, and other goodies
4. Laying in Mrs. Dersey’s walkway and playing with “Paint with Water” books
5. Fishing with Grandpa Preston
6. Playing Chinese jacks
7. Getting plastic animal figurines on my ice cream
8. Gardening with my Grandma Bert
9. Watching game shows with my Grandpa Al
10. Living where I could walk to everything
11. Cathy’s Cheesecakes (from the old neighborhood)
12. Going to camp
13. Living close to all my friends
14. Receiving care packages from my Mom
15. Stuffed animals on my bed
16. Jumping on my grandparent’s trampoline
17. Making ice cream with Grandpa Preston
18. Chester (Aunt Dawn’s dog)
19. Going to drive-in movies in my pajamas
20. Wearing “flub suits” (those pajamas with feet that zip up the front)
21. Finding chocolate all over the house in Grandma Irene’s drawers
22. The “Cowboys & Indians” wallpaper in my grandparent’s Inkster home
23. Maternal family gatherings (we need to get back to this)
24. My childhood friend, Nina Gupta
25. Catching swallowtail caterpillars, raising them in jars, and releasing the butterflies
26. Knowing all my neighbors
27. Sneaking into movies
28. The ease of meeting new people and making friends in college
29. Old Tiger Stadium
30. The girls I mentored in Detroit
31. The first knitting shop I frequented while in college (it has since closed)
32. Playing with Liz (my sister) when she was a baby
33. Getting up early to watch Saturday morning cartoons (they’re not worth it these days)
34. Riding my Big Wheel around the block
35. Believing in Santa Claus
36. Region 4/Detroit Open School (my old K-8)
37. Spring Break trips
38. Walking to the bus stop with the Campbells
39. Stalking the neighborhood ice cream man
40. Sharing shoes with my brother
41. Microwave brownies (good ones – not the stuff they make now)
42. Friendship books
43. People being quiet during movies
44. Living across the street from a park
45. Being able to buy tomatoes that won’t make me sick
46. My set of interior design templates (it was lost in a move)
47. Actually being scared by a scary movie (doesn’t really happen anymore)
48. Not having to wear glasses for anything
49. Having a hot tub
50. Having his & her sinks
51. Party stores without bulletproof glass
52. Gas below $1.00 (it really wasn’t that long ago)
53. Reversible clothing
54. Summer visits with the neighbor’s babysitter, Jill
55. Skipping class and going to Zorba’s for cheeseburgers
56. Cheeseburgers
57. Free ice cream at Dairy Delight
58. My Holly Hobby bed sheets
59. My magnetic Strawberry Shortcake belt
60. Playing on the islands near my house
61. Jungle juice parties
62. Spaghetti Wednesdays with the Eastmans
63. Jeans that fit perfectly
64. Swimming with Aunt Dee and her boyfriend, Mark
65. Batman: The Animated Series
66. Reading picture books with my Mom
67. Lenten dinners at St. Timothy
68. “Choice” classes in elementary school
69. Receiving letters and notes via snail mail
70. Towne Club pop
71. Kemo, the family dog
72. Jazz, my dog
73. Road trips with friends
74. Climbing fences and trees
75. Mr. Lucie, my high school counselor
76. Halloween with Aaron and Melodi
77. Ice skating at the park
78. Babysitting for Steven K.
79. Riding in our station wagon’s “way, way back”
80. Not having any responsibilities
81. Dad Pigg
82. Living in Rosedale Park during the 1970s/1980s
83. Making up recipes to feed my siblings
84. Hangin’ out with the twins, Keith & Kenneth
85. Selling Morley Candy
86. Las Vegas
87. Playing with Jane’s button box
88. Wearing leg warmers with everything
89. Going to “inappropriate” movies with my Dad
90. Gemini Brothers concerts
91. Discussing issues in children’s literature with Prof. Andrews
92. Swatch watches
93. My dog letting us cut his nails
94. Standing in line for new CD releases
95. Cheap airline tickets
96. Watching television while on the phone with Toya and/or Erica
97. Living on Elm Street (what a great summer!)
98. Playing “Guess Who?” with my siblings
99. Aunt Lorie’s apple pie
100. Little chicken (my niece)