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Fifty Fabulous Years

June 15, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner

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

Filed Under: Life, Memories Tagged With: best friends, Keiser, Mississippi County, Northeast Arkansas

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    June 15, 2012 at 8:47 am

    I love you girls too. It has been a fun ride with y’all. Talya’s Mom

  2. Kelly H. says

    June 15, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Special! May you all enjoyany more memories and laughs together!!

    • TateFarmGirl says

      June 15, 2012 at 12:54 pm

      girlfriends are the BEST! Thanks Kelly.

  3. Colene says

    June 15, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Movie Pairing: It’s A Wonderful Life!

  4. Anonymous says

    June 16, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    I am so glad laughing is still a recurring theme in our lives! 50 Fabulous years!!! Love all you girls too! Talya’s cuz 🙂


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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