Saturday, December 3, 2011

Oh Happy Day!


I am going to the outlets with my son today, so Jenny couldn't have picked a better morning to throw us a 16-word, autobiographical Centus curve! Yes, we are supposed to tell about when we were sixteen. (And yes, I truly was...once.) The prompt is the picture.

Bye, now. I'm off to retail heaven with one of my favorite guys!!

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I turned sixteen in May, 1968, a month before graduating high school. Oh happy dayriver's license!

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27 comments:

  1. anitamombanitaDecember 3, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    love it. yup, that's what 16's supposed to be all about, isn't it?

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  2. jenDecember 3, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    You graduated at 15? Wow. That's some smarts in action.

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  3. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comDecember 3, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    I didn't get mine 'til years later, but the driver's license was the reason to celebrate the 16th.
    Hope shopping was fun.
    Be well, Sue.
    xoRobyn

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  4. Brian MillerDecember 3, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    ha. sixteen was a bit ago...probably much of which is unprintable...smiles...how did you graduate so early?

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  5. NonnaDecember 3, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Outstanding take on the prompt and rite of passage for all 16 year olds.
    Hope you had a blast shopping the deals !

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  6. Welcome to the Garden of EganDecember 3, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Oh the world when I was 16. Big Macs were .89 and gas was about the same.
    Those were the days.

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  7. BookieDecember 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Oh a driver's license...it was a ticket to our freedom!

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  8. UnknownDecember 3, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Got mine as a Junior! Freedom is right!

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  9. Grandma HoneyDecember 3, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    How in the world did you graduated at 15?? You must have skipped lots of years. So then did you go on to college when you were 16?

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  10. To the Toy Box and BeyondDecember 3, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    I didnt get my license until i was maybe 20 or so? but that didnt prevent me from driving shhhh dont tell anyone

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  11. cj SchlottmanDecember 3, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Ah, the memory of those keys in my hand - even if I did nearly have a breakdown when I took the drivers test!

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  12. JoDecember 3, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    oh what fun!

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  13. ConnieDecember 3, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    I remember that frabjous day of getting my drivers license! You beat me by a year!

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  14. DarleneDecember 3, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    And yes, you did go on to college at 16 and graduated at 20.

    I'm glad I didn't go shopping with you. I am actually getting to HATE shopping. Fortunately, I don't have to do any of that for Christmas presents. Honestly though, this baking is doing me in.

    The centus this week was an easy one. I haven't read any of the others yet, but I can imagine that getting a drivers license at that age is what most people would write about. I didn't get mine until I was 18. I must say that I did drive (a little bit) before I got my license too.

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  15. DarleneDecember 3, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Well, I was so wrong......I just finished reading 26 entries for the Centus and NOT ONE even mentioned getting a drivers license!!

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  16. karenDecember 3, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    I was living on the East Coast when everyone in CA was taking driver's ed. (Driving age in NJ was 17) So I was a whole year behind by the time I moved back to CA - it was terrible! But at least I could date!

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  17. Rek SeshDecember 4, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Good memory to recollect....I am guessing 17 or 18 is high school graduation which makes you an early bird. :)

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  18. DaydreamerDecember 4, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    Oh, that was so nice! Lucky you!

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  19. EmDecember 4, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    wow, you graduated early! my mom graduated in '64 but she was 18:)

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  20. Karen MortensenDecember 4, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Good story of your life. Were you one of those smart people who got to skip a grade?

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  21. yayaDecember 4, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    You smarty pants! Graduating so young, taking off for college with that new drivers license was quite an accomplishment! But I'm not surprised as I get to know you better. You are a smarty pants!

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  22. Susan AndersonDecember 4, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Actually, my mom was just a mom who loved to teach her kids things early! She can pretty much teach anybody anything, at any age.

    What I can definitely attest to is that when all your high school friends get their driver's licenses two years earlier than you do, the day you finally have one in your hand is a red letter moment!

    ;)

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  23. CarolineDecember 5, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    Wow, Sue! You graduated high school early! That is amazing! Somehow, I can tell you have always been a remarkable person.

    p.s. I actually waited a year later than allowed to get my license! Isn't that funny? I just wanted my big sister to drive me around so I could hang around her cool friend! :))

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  24. AnonymousDecember 5, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    That would be a key to many things... :)

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  25. JudieDecember 5, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    I remember driving to graduation practice because I had just gotten my license! What fun we had! My dad drove a convertible!!!

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  26. AmesDecember 5, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    You graduated high school at sixteen? Wow! A very smart woman!~Ames

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  27. JennyDecember 29, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Drivers ed.

    Gulp!

    I forgot all about that.

    Mr. Shnebel. Bald. Mean. And a stickler for actually being able to parallel park.

    YIKES!

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