Things I Missed in 2006 (most of which, I still do!)

My brother
Catching fireflies in the summer, keeping them in a jar in my room over night and then wondering why they aren't glowing in the morning
Maine
Living on a farm in the middle of no-where
Staying up late with my brother watching Bugs & Daffy on Cartoon Network and eating popcorn
Waking up early to watch the Thanksgiving/Christmas Day Parade
Having someone care about me
Having someone to care about
Having family that cared
Having a mother
College
My Fiero & my Cavalier
Childhood innocence
When "dating" someone meant being boyfriend/girlfriend
Not having to worry about if my bra & panties match (who am I kidding, I still don't care)
Sitting on the porch during a lightning storm
Swimming in the pool until all hours of the night, lit only by candlelight
The creek that ran through the back yard
My swingset
My treehouse that was never finished
Being afraid to go into the woods because my brother told me there was a bear back there with his head chopped off
The stake in the ground in the middle of the woods that we used to pretend was the steering mechanism for a spaceship
Being allowed to be creative
Chasing my dog through the yard until I caught him and we'd both fall into the mud
When a kiss actually meant something
Living on my own
Potato soup out of a crock bowl when I was sick (I still have the bowls...)
Playing Atari & Colecovision
Not having to pluck my eyebrows
When it was okay to wear tye-dye
Walking the Marginal way with my brothers
My best friend from grade school
Recess
When Halloween didn't consist of 14 year old girls dressed up as sluts
Believing in Santa Claus
My first dog, Rastis
Saturday morning cartoons (when they were still good)
When waking up early meant 8am
When sleeping in meant noon
Riding the merry-go-round at the carnival
Thinking I could fly
Thinking I was invincible
The German Sheppard that used to run through the corn fields to come visit me from 3 houses down the street
Not having to shave my legs
Wondering what it would be like to be a grown up