The Year Was 1987...

The year was 1987 and there were headlines a-plenty. Challenger explodes 30 seconds after lift off...the cost of gas is $0.93 a gallon...microwave pizza makes its first appearance...$0.22 for a postage stamp...Darren Bryan makes it through the 12th grade. Yup, that's right. Our favorite dad was once a Wildcat from Las Vegas High School.

Darren and I had a fun time meeting up with his high school friends this past week to celebrate their 20th reunion. He has been very good to stay in close contact with his buddies Dan Hollingshead, Ken Hogan, and Mike Collins. They have awesome wives and kids who are fun to spend time with, too.

The reunion committee put together a small bio book and Darren's responses to a questionnaire were printed. He recorded that his greatest accomplishments were his kids and his favorite place to vacation is Disneyland (surprise?!- actually funny thing is that as I was typing the word "Disneyland" Darren started talking to me about renewing our annual passes!). Darren has accomplished so much over the past 20 years. I am so proud that he supports our family in so many different ways. Being a stay-at-home mom is one of my most prized possessions and that is only made possible by having a supportive husband. Our children have a father who is very involved and who makes an effort to really play with them (sack-o-potatoes, bull, Sunbeam karate).

Some fun trivia about the year 1987: The Cosby Show, Family Ties, and Cheers were the top TV favorites. Top Gun, Crocodile Dundee, and Platoon were the top movie makers. Aerobics was big (picture high cut leotards with sweet leg warmers and matching head bands). Ronald Reagan was president. A Nissan Sentra only cost $4,959!!! People were gearing up their telescopes to see the return of Halley's Comet. I gotta be honest with you- when you think about Karate Kid, Growing Pains, pegged jeans, and mullet hair you can't help but consider growing up in the 80's to be a privilege!

You are a great example to us, Dad. We love you.