Bellevue Christian High: June 2007

Okay...so Bob was putting all the stuff away from the reunion, and he found his super special orange, tin Sunkist box that still-15 years later- holds his most important belongings including... the very personal love notes from all his former girlfriends. Seriously, does anyone else still have their old love notes? I found one note from me (He must have put the others in the safe deposit box at the bank). In it, I actually wrote, "I love the way you drive." I mean, come on....I can't stand the way he drives!!

Bob says now we need to make a collage box of all his memorabilia. (I sure hope he's kidding.) We'll see. Man...the things he saved. He has everything that any girl ever gave him! He still listens to the homemade tape of 80s and 90s songs (aka "the Jen Borman tape"). How many of you still have a copy of that one? There's even a love note with a hot pink lip imprint on the bottom. "Hope you still remember me. Enclosed is a picture of me." Funny thing is...the picture is missing. I wonder what that means.

Here's a love note from a girl who wrote him in the 8th grade--1987. Her name has been crossed out to protect "the innocent"and also because she'd be super ticked at me if I left it there. The Sarah she mentions isn't me...Bob says it's Sarah McClung.

The best notes in the box are the ones from his Dad. How cool is that? "Son, I love you and am very proud of you. I hope you get to play a lot tonight." (as if Bob Nylin hardly ever played or something).

The Sunkist box is cool. Bob says, "Why did I save this?"...referring to his first voter registration card. Because it's a memory...and some day it will be posted on some blog out there in cyberspace. The Sunkist box is full of treasures...from movie stubs (when it only cost a whoppin' $3.75 to go) to his tickets to the first Amy Grant concert he went to.

Oh...and don't forget the sweet (and very tarnished) "gold" medallion from 8th grade graduation.

We even had a good laugh over his hand-typed, very articulately written expulsion/probation letter. It's all memories...not necessarily all good memories, but memories just the same. At least they're good for a laugh now and then.

Time to put the Sunkist box away in one of the 18 Rubbermaids labeled "Bob's memorabilia." I'm sure in five years, we'll be ready for another good laugh.

With all my love....from Sara