Saturday, April 14, 2007
A Trip Down Memory Lane
As I mentioned in a post earlier this week, we attended a funeral for my Great-Aunt Stella on Tuesday in Green Bay, WI. It was a lovely funeral. I loved learning things about her, and what she was like in her everyday dealings. She was truly assured of her salvation and was looking forward to meeting Jesus as she entered heaven.
We left for the funeral on Monday afternoon, shortly after the boys got home from school. The boys and I drove to Janesville, and left my van in Chris' work parking lot. We then drove on to Oshkosh to stay for the night.
Oh the memories that Oshkosh/Neenah/Appleton brings back:
November 1997. Steven was five months old. Chris started a new job with Greenbrier & Russel - a consulting firm. He trained for 2+ months in the office, awaiting his first assignment. That first assignment would take him to Kimberly-Clark located in Neenah, WI, which was a two hour drive from where we were living in the Milwaukee area. He worked 4 longer days a week, had Fridays off, and received a per diem to stay in a hotel and cover his meals. If I remember correctly: he would stay overnight one night, come home one night, and Steven and I would travel up north to stay with him one night. It was a fun and adventure-filled time in our family's history. We were so portable back then.
Whenever we have the opportunity to travel that way, the memories just flood in:
-Howard Johnson Hotel and swimming pool
-CiniMinis at Burger King
-Steven's first taste of Taco Bell
-Meeting Kristin, John, and Nick (John was doing the same thing Chris was, but for a different company)
-Meeting Tim, Roxanne, and their boys (Chris worked with Tim)
-Fox River Mall in Appleton
-The nice people at the Sears Portrait studio at the Fox River Mall
-Prime Outlet Mall of Oshkosh
-Road Star Inn of Appleton
-Accents Craft Store - within walking distance of the Road Star Inn- starting my scrapbooking habit (er, I mean hobby)
-Fried cheese curds at Tom's Drive-In in Neenah
-Twin City Motel (a place Chris stayed at by himself)
-Colonial Inn with the swimming pool in the basement that was really cold (this was another one of the places Chris stayed at by himself).
Fun memories to be sure - it marks an era of our life together that is gone, but definitely not forgotten. Thanks for indulging my trip down memory lane!
We left for the funeral on Monday afternoon, shortly after the boys got home from school. The boys and I drove to Janesville, and left my van in Chris' work parking lot. We then drove on to Oshkosh to stay for the night.
Oh the memories that Oshkosh/Neenah/Appleton brings back:
November 1997. Steven was five months old. Chris started a new job with Greenbrier & Russel - a consulting firm. He trained for 2+ months in the office, awaiting his first assignment. That first assignment would take him to Kimberly-Clark located in Neenah, WI, which was a two hour drive from where we were living in the Milwaukee area. He worked 4 longer days a week, had Fridays off, and received a per diem to stay in a hotel and cover his meals. If I remember correctly: he would stay overnight one night, come home one night, and Steven and I would travel up north to stay with him one night. It was a fun and adventure-filled time in our family's history. We were so portable back then.
Whenever we have the opportunity to travel that way, the memories just flood in:
-Howard Johnson Hotel and swimming pool
-CiniMinis at Burger King
-Steven's first taste of Taco Bell
-Meeting Kristin, John, and Nick (John was doing the same thing Chris was, but for a different company)
-Meeting Tim, Roxanne, and their boys (Chris worked with Tim)
-Fox River Mall in Appleton
-The nice people at the Sears Portrait studio at the Fox River Mall
-Prime Outlet Mall of Oshkosh
-Road Star Inn of Appleton
-Accents Craft Store - within walking distance of the Road Star Inn- starting my scrapbooking habit (er, I mean hobby)
-Fried cheese curds at Tom's Drive-In in Neenah
-Twin City Motel (a place Chris stayed at by himself)
-Colonial Inn with the swimming pool in the basement that was really cold (this was another one of the places Chris stayed at by himself).
Fun memories to be sure - it marks an era of our life together that is gone, but definitely not forgotten. Thanks for indulging my trip down memory lane!
posted by Robin Hayes, 6:57 PM
1 Comments:
Well, it is too long since I've visited your blog . . . but I've been through Osh Kosh as well, and always thank God for meeting you!
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Anonymous, 10:38 PM
This is my scrapbook blog. It has been designed this way because our children grow so quickly, and we just want to be able to chronicle their changes. I am not a writer, so you will not find any profound writing pieces on this blog; but I do like to take pictures and share them with family and friends.
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