Childhood

I was thinking today, for whatever reason, about things that remind me of childhood. I mean, I like to claim that I'm still a child- an almost 17 year old child- because, hey, that's way more fun than being a grown up. Anyway, I made a list. Because for some odd reason I like blogging in lists.

1. College football.
Okay, when I was little, I hated football. I mean, I'm still not a huge sports person (which is why I dance instead of playing soccer like everyone else) but football has definitely grown on me. I think it's kind of in my DNA. All of my family loves football, so it was basically inevitable. But it's always a sign that fall is here. It makes me happy just to have it on in the background.

2. Tootsie Rolls
Okay, this is a weird one, but when I was little I used to go to Hader Hardware store with my dad and they sold Tootsie Rolls for 5 cents, so we used to get them all the time. The day Hader closed was a sad day of my childhood, even though I was fifteen at the time, and it wasn't even called Hader anymore. But still. I had a lot of childhood memories there.

3. Home Depot
Okay, so I basically went to hardware stores with my dad a lot. But everything about Home Depot reminds me of Saturdays when I was little. Especially the smell of the store. I feel like that's weird.

4. James Taylor.
When I was little my dad sang me James Taylor songs all the time. And now every time I hear one of those songs I feel like I'm 6 years old again.

Okay, so it's a short list. But I was just thinking about those things. I also just realized that most of these involve my dad. What can I say. I'm a daddy's girl.