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My Great-grandmother, “Me-Me”

June 22nd, 2007 at 9:17 am / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

No journal post from today, this was an essay written in 6th grade.

My great-grandmother, “Me-Me”, is the most unforgettable person I have known because she is loving, helpful, generous and funny. She has done a lot for me when I have gone up in the Appalachian Mountains, where she lives.

Me-Me is very loving because when I was a little baby she took care for me. She said she would hug me gently all day long. Now when I go up to Pennsylvania, she hugs me or you could say squeezes. It really does not matter because it shows that she loves me. When I am watching a movie and she is sitting in her chair, I get up and walk to her and sit on her lap. When I do she hugs me gently like she did when I was little.

She is very helpful to me when I am up in Pennsylvania. When I wake up she helps me pick out my clothes. If I pick something out she helps me decide what looks good together. Also, when I brush my teeth she gets my tooth brush and toothpaste.

Me-Me is generous too because when we go to the store she asks me what I want before she looks in her purse to see if she can buy me anything. When I wake up in the morning she lets me pick out what I want to eat whether it is cereal, poptarts, waffles, or pancakes.

Me-Me is funny because when I go up there, I try to tell her something or ask a question and she answers something completely different. We all start laughing. She cannot hear really well, so sometimes she does things like that. She cannot help it that she is almost deaf.

She is still loving even if she makes mistakes. She is still loving, helpful, generous, and funny.

What you should know now:
That was a horribly written paper, but I miss MeMe and I still remember sitting in her lap in “her chair” and her fixing me brown sugar and cinnamon poptarts.

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June 21, 1994

June 21st, 2007 at 10:37 pm / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

I’m so close to not posting this but it’s hilarious to me and the only one I can find from June 21. Now I wish I had written every day!

Tonight Scott came over, as usual. We were out on the hammock for a long time. It was so sweet. Lying on a hammock under the stars with the one you love. How much better could it get? I wish we were married! If I was a betting woman, I’d bet a lot of money he’s good in bed. [cringe, TMI I know] I’m sorry [see I knew even then], that’s just the way I feel! It’s going to be at least anywhere from 2-4 years until we’re married. That’s so long to wait, but I guess I have to! Tomorrow me, M & K are going to MC’s, MJ’s, and K&R’s. I’m not going to see Scott until after church tomorrow. It’s his day off too. Well, there’s not much more to talk about. Oh, we are leaving a week from Thursday I believe for PA. Scott is staying for 5 days. We are going to have so much fun. Well, I better go!

Love ya,

Amy (soon to be) Bennett

What you need to know now:

That one is painfully embarrassing. I was 15 at the time and Scott and I had been dating about 6 weeks. Scott and I had some good laughs over this one the other night. I was right on the 4 years until we were married and it’s so odd seeing I signed my name as Amy Bennett 4 years before it actually became that.

That trip to PA was the trip Scott got to meet MeMe, my great-grandmother. She died that September and it was the last time I saw her that week we visited. I’m so glad he got to meet her and she approved of him although made the comment to my mother that I was too young. Maybe you do get wiser as you get older…I never regret being with Scott but I do sometimes wish we had met a little later in life. Sometimes I feel like I never got to date much…I mean real dating. Even though this was 6 weeks into it, I honestly believed (and still believe) we were meant to be and now it’s 13 years later so what can you say.

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June 8, 10, 1992

June 20th, 2007 at 10:08 am / Amy Bennett / 2 Comments »

I don’t have any entries for the 20th so I’m going backwards to two posts that I found.

June 8, 1992

OK I went to YNO [Youth Night Out - an outing we did once a month or so with our youth group] last night and I met C. He’s from Germany and has been living here for three years. At first when I met him, I was running all over the place. Then I told S I wanted to meet him, but I was nervous. She said to “go ahead, girl.” So I did. We just talked at first, then I told L I want to go watch the game (basketball finals) but no one would. So she told C to. He agreed and we went downstairs, but the game was over , so we went back upstairs. Wait, wait, wait. Before that, I told him he reminded me of AA [another guy in the youth group] and he didn’t know who he was, so I took him to AA. He said he didn’t look like him. Anyway, after the bus left, we had a pillow fight (Me & J) Then J, S and C were sitting on the couch, and Josh told me to come sit down. I sat right between (very closely) J&C. (C&J are very good friends). Then I got J to show me how to tie a tie, then C to show me, then JS. It was time to go, so we (S, C, me L, J, J, S, and C) went outside. We were saying goodbye to everybody and all the girls were shaking C’s hand & saying “It was nice to meet you” But I said it too and gave him a hug. So we left. I really like him, but I will probably never see him again. He invited me to his party, (birthday – he’ll be 15) but I can’t go because of church (Wednesday). On Thurs. the youth group is going to Carowinds and I am leaving for Penn. and plus he said he wasn’t going. So, I will just have to find somebody else. Today I went to Carowinds with Heather, J, J, M, L and S. It was fun except that J kept following me around, walking beside me. So he likes me [of course he does if he walked beside me]. I wanted to know more about C from J but that was kicked out the door. I really want to call him, but I’m to nervous; I wouldn’t know what to say. He probably doesn’t even remember me – or at least care about me. It’s not fair! I have to admit, S was right, it’s just a crush.

Amy

PS I keep thinking about him! All the time

PSS I am way over L

PSSSS he’s so cute!

he’s going into 10th grade

he was wearing a Hard Rock cafe shirt from London – can’t remember what kind of shoes he was wearing

I hope he doesn’t have a girlfriend

June 10, 1992

Yesterday morning I got a phone call. I said, “Hello”

“Is Amy there?”

“This is she.”

“This is C, I’m at Carowinds and wanted to see if you wanted to come.”

I about had a cow. Of course my mom wasn’t home. I told him that and he said to get a ride with L, so I did. But when it came time to go, I was worried that Mom would get upset if I didn’t ask her if I could go. So I stayed home. Two minutes after L left, Mom pulls in the driveway I ask her if I can go, I wash the dishes and I’m off. I told J I’d meet them at 2:00 at Sundae Isle. It was 2:05 and I was at Sundae Isle, I don’t see them. They (J, C, L and N) said if I wasn’t there at 2:00 then they would know that I couldn’t go. So I go back to the front gate to call home, and I see them. So we head to the og flume J, L and N sit down first. There is No room left. So C&I have a boat to ourselves. So I sit in the very front I get soaked. Well, we go on to Rip Roarin Rapids. I sit with him and we ride it 3 times in a row. Then we go to that indoor thing, I sit beside him. the deal is over and we walk out. So then I get a strawbery coler. Everybody goes on White Water Falls except me. Then we go on Meteorite and I sit with him. Then – no first we went on the swings. Then we go to the front gate because C has to leave. Everybody shakes his hand but me and we hug. The rest of th etime is not worth telling. then to the party. All we did was swim, eat pizza, play Trivial Pursuit and swim again. Today all I did was get my stuff together for Penn. We’re running errands right now and we’re at the car shop getting the car polished. Well, better go!

Amy

Amy hearts C

What you should know now:

I don’t remember ever seeing C again and he doesn’t seem to be mentioned in my journal again. “Summer lovin, had me a blast” lol

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June 19, 1994

June 19th, 2007 at 10:43 am / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

Father’s Day

Today I went to church and came home and slept from 12:30 till 5:30. So now it’s 20 till 12 and I’m not that tired. I made my Dad breakfast this morning. I made blueberry muffins and cheese grits. He liked it a lot. Heather was supposed to help me out, but she got up late. This evening Scott picked me up at 6:30 and we went to his house and had a cook out. His whole family was there. Well, both of his grandparents were there. About 9:00 or so we went down to Shawn & Kristi’s and watched Hard Target. It was good. Then we came back here. He didn’t stay but 30 minutes because he had to go pick up Phil because he was spending the night and his car is broken down. These past few days I have been sick. Well, at night I would get stomache aches. Today I had diarrhea. I took some medicine and it helped. Mom told me today that I had to get a job in August. I have no idea where though. I really, really don’t want to work. Everybody hates working & I don’t want to. Well, I’m gonna go!

Amy

What you need to know now:

Lots of TMI in that post, not sure why I felt the need to share that. Scott and I had been dating about and month and a half at this point. Not nearly as humorous as other posts in this timeframe. Can’t wait for those.

I always wondered why I started working through high school. Some times I regretted working so much through school and college. I guess it turns out I didn’t really have a choice!

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June 19, 1991

June 19th, 2007 at 10:33 am / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

Weather: cloudy

Today we are going to Dad’s work place to spend the night. Actually we’ll spend the night at a hotel. The only bad thing is that I got my period for the first time on Monday. It’s not heavy yet. S spent the night last night it was o.k. We went swimming yesterday. I spent the night with Melissa. We didn’t get our cheese and we cleaned out her bookcase. I broke up with J he was too far away. I like L. We M to a swimming party with the youth group. S found out she wasn’t his type. I broke up on Tuesday. Well, better go.

Amy W
I love LJM

What you should know now:

Classic teenage diary–I started my period! Love it.

I also ended up “going out” with L. I can remember wearing his jacket and holding hands under it in youth group. There is another entry in my journal that says where J gave me a necklace. I found the necklace in my old jewelry box. I’ll have to take a picture and post it. M is the same M I’m friends with today. The pool we went swimming in was in my house. At the time we lived in a pretty nice house. The pool was completely indoors. The pool was in ground (duh) from about 3 feet to I think 9 feet with a diving board. Mom and Dad rarely paid for the propane (?) to get it heated so we swam in cold water a lot. The house also had a basement with a steam shower, jacuzzi and sauna. It was a really nice house. I was too shy to invite a lot of people over or I might have been the most popular girl in school. Needless to say my parents ended up foreclosing on it . Oh, and I’m not sure what the whole “didn’t get our cheese” comment was about. I do know we really like nacho cheese from Taco Bell but I think this was before those days.

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October 15, 1990

June 18th, 2007 at 2:29 pm / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

Since I can’t find a diary with an entry from June 18 and still can’t find one of my journals, here is one of the “essays” I wrote in 7th grade about my future.

My Future

I would like to travel into the future and see how I have changed and what job I have and if I have ogtten married or had any children. I would probably travel to the time 2005. I would hopefully have a nice futuristic home with a nice husband and two kids. Also, I would like to have up-to-date- clothing. The colors of my house would most likely be black and white, or pastel colors. I would have a happy life.

The reason I would go to 2005 is because I would like to see how I am doing right now and I I need to change anything about myself or the city’s environment. Well, now will your life be ? [What??]

What You Should Know Now:

Is it scary that 1990 was 17 years ago and when I looked into the future, it was 2 years ago? Check on the marriage, children, job, up-to-date clothing (is it funny I was so conscious about that all the way back then?), black in my house and happy life. Negative on the futuristic home with pastel colors–that doesn’t even make sense. Overall I think I did pretty good for predicting my life 17 years in advance at 12 years old.

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Sunday, June 17, 1990

June 17th, 2007 at 10:17 pm / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

Weather: good

Today is father’s day. We gave dad underwear and T-shirts. We went to go see our old babysitter her husband used to change my diapers! I couldn’t remember anything about the people or place! Kelly, Heather’s age, was the nicest, then Jeremy, my age, was hiper. Cindy, didn’t really like, was there neighbor. I liked there house, and would like to see them soon. Tonight was the last night to babysit and I don’t know if Melissa did it or not! I still like VM!

Signed Amy W

What you should know now:
I have no idea what former babysitter I was talking about. VM is another boy in my youth group that for a short time I thought was cute but never once said a word to. I’m not sure about the whole babysitting thing except I think we had a sort-of job at her church taking turns babysitting.

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June 13-18, 1993

June 17th, 2007 at 12:12 am / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

Please remember, I was not quite 15 when I wrote this. And I’ve decided to comment in brackets.

Well, here I begin again, speaking of the small part of my life to share with you. A part of my life that happens every year in the hot section of the year-summer camp. My youth group went to Nosoca Pines for the third time in a row. I love it there. Of course being a female I must start off speaking of the romance in the week. At first, I looked at T every minute of the day [since when does looking at someone count as romance], who has the body better than Marky Mark [*shaking head* it was 1993!]. But that changed because a fellow inhabitor of White Pine was getting involved with him [maybe she actually talked to him]. I didn’t want to interfere [oh gosh, i'm so glad i'm doing this]. Earlier GR had said hey to me a couple times and then decided to ignore me totally on Wednesday. Thursday came along and he decided to humble himself and say hi to me. Friday our last day came beginning with breakfast where G sat with me by his own choice. The camp packed up and moved on to lunch where G stood with me in line after I asked him to, to repay him for letting him in front of me at breakfast. At no obliation, he sat beside me again with S and C, the couple of the camp. We didn’t speak much until everyone left besides us four when we signed the banner and walked up to the gym together. We walked back down to the cafeteria leaving G there to help and saved him a seat on the bus with me. G got on the bus right before we had to walk right back up to the gym to take the camp picture. He stood besdie me with his arm around me [omg, we touched] while the camera clicked twice [i am such a dork, why would i write that??]. Everyone headed for the bus to travel and hour and a half back home. G and I talked the whole way. On Thursday night, B was given a vision that he was going to become a minister when he gets older. That’s the best thing about him. He told me he has a job, but not a car [G or B??. I think G] He hasn’t had a date since September because he hasn’t felt the need for it. he said he became closer to God in that time and if you’re not close to God, you shouldn’t be close to anyone else. So you can put your attention to Him. I was like, “So you don’t want to date me?” I’ve tried to not get so goo-goo eyed about him and get my hopes up even though S and J said they thought he liked me. Well that’s the romance [stop, I can't handle anymore]. I became closer to God even though last year was more emotional. The food was good and I only got 5 hours of sleep every night. That’s why when I went to sleep last night at 11:00 I woke up at 12:30 the next day [i miss those days]. I have to say I enjoyed camp even though I didn’t get on the Catameran this year once [random, but S and I rocked the Catamaren the year before].

What you should know now:

G and I ended up “dating”..whatever that meant apparently. Up until now, looking back it was a bonafied relationship that lasted at least a month or so. I remember him making me mixed cassettes along with notebooks with writings that went along with it (I think). I broke up with him to go out with an older guy from my high school (I went to church in Charlotte and he was from there). I actually ran into G about 2 months ago at my Y. I stopped him to say hi and I introduced him the family and he said he lives in my town now. That was weird.

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June 17th, 2007 at 12:01 am / Amy Bennett / No Comments »

Mom and Dad are moving so I’m getting all my old stuff that was left at their house including all my old diaries. Since I don’t have time to actually sit and read all of them, I thought it might be neat to post one of the entries from the current day and month but from a different year from one of my diaries. I’m very sure these will be embarrassing.