In December of 1990 I
was getting married, and getting ready to move out of my parent's house. My
Fiancée (and now Hubby) Don had brought over his Jeep to help me move my stuff.
I remember my Dad laughing and saying:
'Don, I think you're going to need a bigger truck’
While my parents were sad to see me go, and admit that the baby of the family was leaving the nest, there were joyous that I would be taking all my stuff with me. And believe me, I had (and still have) a lot of stuff. I am nostalgic by nature, and a collector. This is a bad combination. Especially when combined with my Duran Duran obsession. Over the years, I had accumulated tons of stuff and had been storing it all in my parent’s house. Granted I had other stuff, too, like boxes of movies and photo albums, but it was the Duran Duran stuff that my parents were most eager to see leaving the attic. After the prom dress, the records, the clothes, the Nancy Drew books and the Lionel trains had been loaded into Don's Jeep, my Dad brought out the first box labeled:
'Duran Duran STUFF - Cynthia's!! Do not discard !!'
"Oh that's not so bad,” said Don. My Dad starts laughing. Then my brother Ed comes out with two more boxes. These were labeled:
'Duran Duran Books - Cynthia’s - DO NOT DISCARD!!'
Don gulps and then my Mom starts laughing. Dad goes back into the house and comes out with a long flat box labeled:
'Duran Duran Posters - CYNTHIA'S - DO NOT DISCARD!!’
Don looks over at me and asks,
"Do you really need to keep the posters?”
”Of course!!" I reply, shocked that he would even consider asking me such a question. The box of posters was followed by two boxes of newspapers and magazines all labeled:
'Duran Duran Magazines - Cynthia’s - DO NOT DISCARD’
The last thing to come out of my parent's house is the milk crate containing all of my Duran Duran vinyl.
” Is that it?" Don asks.
I go inside and look around the attic to make sure nothing was left behind. Then, I come outside and check the Jeep. It was now packed.
” I think we got it all”
“So...how long do we have to keep this stuff?" Don asks
”As long as you have me, I'll have my Duran Duran stuff, so I'm gonna have to say, Forever!"
Two weeks later we were married. That was almost 22 years ago and yes, we still have it all.
'Don, I think you're going to need a bigger truck’
While my parents were sad to see me go, and admit that the baby of the family was leaving the nest, there were joyous that I would be taking all my stuff with me. And believe me, I had (and still have) a lot of stuff. I am nostalgic by nature, and a collector. This is a bad combination. Especially when combined with my Duran Duran obsession. Over the years, I had accumulated tons of stuff and had been storing it all in my parent’s house. Granted I had other stuff, too, like boxes of movies and photo albums, but it was the Duran Duran stuff that my parents were most eager to see leaving the attic. After the prom dress, the records, the clothes, the Nancy Drew books and the Lionel trains had been loaded into Don's Jeep, my Dad brought out the first box labeled:
'Duran Duran STUFF - Cynthia's!! Do not discard !!'
"Oh that's not so bad,” said Don. My Dad starts laughing. Then my brother Ed comes out with two more boxes. These were labeled:
'Duran Duran Books - Cynthia’s - DO NOT DISCARD!!'
Don gulps and then my Mom starts laughing. Dad goes back into the house and comes out with a long flat box labeled:
'Duran Duran Posters - CYNTHIA'S - DO NOT DISCARD!!’
Don looks over at me and asks,
"Do you really need to keep the posters?”
”Of course!!" I reply, shocked that he would even consider asking me such a question. The box of posters was followed by two boxes of newspapers and magazines all labeled:
'Duran Duran Magazines - Cynthia’s - DO NOT DISCARD’
The last thing to come out of my parent's house is the milk crate containing all of my Duran Duran vinyl.
” Is that it?" Don asks.
I go inside and look around the attic to make sure nothing was left behind. Then, I come outside and check the Jeep. It was now packed.
” I think we got it all”
“So...how long do we have to keep this stuff?" Don asks
”As long as you have me, I'll have my Duran Duran stuff, so I'm gonna have to say, Forever!"
Two weeks later we were married. That was almost 22 years ago and yes, we still have it all.
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| December 29, 1990 |
