easter memories from 204

I have always loved Easter. It's just a nice , simple spring-time holiday that includes a good meal, some great candy, a few Easter prizes and usually a very nice Christ-centered service at Church. Growing up I always got a new dress and some white ruffly socks and probably a new hairbow and i loved searching the house for my easter basket. Mom tried to be creative with the hiding spots but with 4 girls, good spots were usually few and far between. the dryer was a good one though--that took a few minutes to find it in there. I remember such easter prizes as sweettarts, the Footloose soundtrack, plastic eggs with money and jelly beans, etc.. etc... This year was not that different. After years of going without a new Easter dress, I finally decided to get one. Unbenounced to me, Les went to great effort to get a new dress too. I even wore a headband with a flower--i guess it's just a more updated hairbow. my dress had ruffles too so even 20+ years doesn't make that big of a difference in Easter-wear :) When i got to Easter dinner, I made Les put her dress back on so we could take the obligatory photo--thanks Matt for being the patient photographer. Les even suprised me with a few treats too--The Twilight movie, a cupcake holder and some candy--even plastic eggs with jelly-bellys. some things never change. Here are a few gems from Easter pasts... P.S. Happy Birthday Marilyn--we love you! 61 today!

not from the past, but this is what i drove behind on my way to church

circa 1988? please note the white ruffly socks with sandals, bangs and bow. unclear on why we thought being draped across the couch was an appropriate easter pose.

texas bluebonnets in the spring--lookin' good, phil

i wish this had scanned better because there are so many great things to note here:

1. emily's shoes are actually penny loafers with heels that actually had pennies in them

2. she's also sporting her young woman's necklace

3. les is sporting an "add-a-bead" necklace that we all thought were so great

4. les and amy have on dark nude hose with what I can only assume are white shoes

5. i'm not sure what my hairstyle of the day was

6. where's marilyn? behind the camera of course. we sadly have very few pics of mom in the early days

7. mom made me and lesley's dresses--i LOVED getting new dresses made by mom and i very much remember this one. i thought it was so great to pick out my own material

8. none of us have our eyes open. none.

me and les-spring '83 (yes, it's terry cloth)

mom's prized crepe myrtles--the backdrop of many a Johnson photo

me and les-easter 2009

people: they're the worst

I've been meaning to post about an Easter of yester-year but have forgotten the pics everyday for a week. I'll bring them tomorrow before it gets too out of season but until then, I'll leave you with one of my favorite Seinfeld exchanges that probably resonates in my head at least 3 times a day when having to deal with the annoyances of the general public.

Elaine: I will never understand people.
Jerry: they're the worst.

10 reasons why i LOVE tap class

1. Barb, the dance teacher, is 80 years old
2. She has fantastic legs for being 80 years old--still wears leotards
3. She's been teaching in her basement studio since 1955
4. I don't believe the basement studio has been updated since 1955
5. A number of mid-70s to mid-80s arts and crafts/chotchkies are hanging on the peg board wall
6. The music for our dances are spun on a record player (DJ Barb in the house!) **
7. The awesomely amazing girls who are in the class with me
8. My $20 ebay Capezio tap shoes
9. It's $7 a lesson
10. We've named ourselves GIRLS ON TAP (there are plans for t-shirts and track suits)

**I didn't have the privilege of knowing Gene--the live piano accompanist. She has passed on but I'm sure would have been a great addition to GIRLS ON TAP**

tappity, tap, tap

who's taking a saturday tap class starting tomorrow? I am. pretty cool, you say? yeah, i think so too.

New Moon

Mols emailed over a picture of the trailer poster for the New Moon movie coming out in November. I'm a big fan of the Twilight books and have read them all and I enjoyed the first movie....etc....etc....It's not that I've forgotten about the whole series but just haven't given it a whole lot of thought...until today. I totally got the vampire bite after seeing the pic and kind of got excited and was instantly scouring the interweb for any info, pics about the new movie...she also sent over a pic with the boys they cast as the wolf pack--i think they look perfect for the part. Here's the IMDB link to the cast list. Dakota Fanning as Jane?? very interesting. There's a new director to the 2nd movie and I've got high hopes for it. Only 230 days to go....