a "why did I do that" valentine memory....

It was Valentine's Day....many, many

years ago - when I was in high school.

I had a major crush on this cute boy

named Gary....he had long long dark

hair (it was the 70's after all....)
and the best smile ever!

At my school - for a small donation,

you could send the object of your

affection a single rose and dedicate

a song to them that they would

play during the breaks.

So I picked a song for them

to dedicate to him - from a

"secret admirer"....and this was

the song. Mind you, I never really

wanted Gary to find out it was me,

it was just a crush - as we came

from very different worlds.

I was this skinny hippie girl that

wore overalls dresses and hiking boots

and hung out with like minded hippies,

that the whole school thought were weird -

but they all liked us and i think even

admired us that we would wear our

weirdness out in the world...haha..

and he was this very popular guy that

took all the yearbook pictures and hung

out with all the jocks.

When they played that song, his friends

teased him mercilessly.

He was a good sport and although half

the school had a crush on him, he eventually

found out it was me - thanks to one of my

friends that had a class with him.....

Whenever I hear that song - it always makes

me laugh and smile and thankful

that I'm not in high school anymore..

I have alot of "why did I do that"

moments from those days....haha....!

P.S. We had a good laugh over it and

just remained friends and smiled alot

at each other.....

(photo via here)