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I was just listening to some energetic music to help motivate me in my house-cleaning project today. The song "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams came on, with the lyric "Those were the best days of my life."
I started to think (as I vacuumed), what were the best days of MY life? I came up with two best times. One was in the early to mid 90s, when I had a job I loved and was good at, my kids were grown and doing their own things, and my husband was healthy and so much fun. He and I ate out a lot, hung out with good friends, went to a lot of concerts and movies, and traveled a lot.
The other best time is now. I feel good, I have a wonderful relationship with my kids and my granddaughter, whom I see every day, and I'm enjoying life despite (or maybe because of) living alone.
If someone ten, or even five years ago, would have told me I would have been making the money I am now working from home full-time, I'd have laughed at them.
I have to agree with Bryan about the "Summer of '69". I graduated late May '69 from HS after 12 years of Catholic schooling wearing a suit, tie, dress shoes, short hair etc... from the age of 5yo, while during high school "the 60s" was happening all around me & I wanted to take part. I also worked all during HS since we didn't have a lot of money... I had a lot of pent-up energy & frustration.
I can still vividly remember my exact emotion after graduation '69: "I'm glad that's over with!" as if crossing a finish line. I threw myself into the "Summer of '69" with gusto including attending Woodstock & all sorts of concerts... I was unable to concentrate on college studies that fall & quickly dropped out & spent a few years traveling, dabbling, working... always reading. I am forever grateful that I got a high number in the first Vietnam draft - utterly unfair & random while guys around me were forced to go.
What gives me pause is that almost all of my close buddies from that summer are dead now, the 2-3 that aren't are far-flung somewhere.
Summer of '69 was a good break from the regimentation of my past, a few years later I worked my way through university & ended up ok I think.
The late '60s/early '70s for sure. My ex and I were in college then got married. Those were the good times--we were involved in the political movement of the times attending speeches and later on, peaceful protests. We read a lot of books, trying to figure things out, to learn.
After we were married we both had time in summer to hang out in P'town at the Cape and it was absolutely fantabulous. The shops, the food, the fashions, the music, the new ideas, watching the people (mostly hippies), the beach, we felt sort of like we had the world in the palm of our hands. Amazing and interesting people seemed to be everywhere. We just took our tent and camped at a campground and took it easy, doing, learning, being.
I think the best days of my life were when I lived in Washington DC with my BF. We had a tiny studio apt on Wisconsin Avenue, a stone's throw from the National Cathedral. There was always something to do and see. My favorite was the National Gallery. We often had lunch or dinner in one or another of the Smithsonian cafeterias.
Then it all went to hell when BF declared he was hot for a woman at the TV station where he worked. She wasn't interested in him, so he decided we would move to California. I couldn't afford a place on my own in DC, so I went along with it. I never would have guessed I'd spend 45 years in CA, but only five of them with him.
Now. The hard work is done - now reaping the benefits.
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