Fifty Fabulous Years

Judy, Talya, Norma, Becky, Anita

A gaggle of giggling girls, that’s what we were.

That’s what we will always be.

Best friends our entire lives, beginning in the mid-1960s.

This year we turn 50.

Nearly 50 years of memories.

These are the girls who know me best.

My strengths, my weaknesses, my fears, my dreams.

They know my natural hair color.

Mud pies, barbie dolls, Red Rover, matchbox cars,

birthday parties, play dates, giggling,

1970s

Sleep overs, scary movies, spin-the-bottle,

basketball practice, first loves, home ec, Yellow Jackets,

lake trips, Six Flags, cheerleading, trading boyfriends,

church service, first/last cigarettes, giggling.

Double dates, driver’s tests, football games,

pizza, love notes, Mid-South fair,

study hall, Murr Theatre, Rivercrest Colts, French class, laughing.

1980s

Prom night, Boone’s Farm, ACT, graduation,

Arkansas State, reunions, laughing.

1990s

Marriage, childbirth, careers, margaritas, road trips,

aging parents, empty nest, mother of the bride,

crying, death of parents, remembering, laughing.

2012
50 years later

Still laughing,

Always laughing.

I love you girls:)))

talya

Musical Pairings:

Ladies Night, Kool and the Gang

This One’s For the Ladies, Martina McBride

We Are Family, Sister Sledge