suzie kozik

my cousin, from chicago. brookfield, to be exact. she's a couple years younger than me, but we enjoyed each other's company when we had the chance to get together. we kept up a long distance relationship through letters while in our teen years. i visited her for a week before i went into college, and we had a great time sharing music by elton john and sparks. then after that, we lost touch. i've tried to get back in touch with her, but have had no luck. i think her last name now is smith....sue smith is a bit too common to search for with google. i briefly got in touch with her parents, but they stopped writing after 2 emails. it saddens me to think that relatives want nothing to do with you. and it's not just her and her family. after my mom died when i was 15, i kept in touch with her side of the family till i was 19 or 20.....after that, it's like i didn't exist to any of them.

elizabeth diamond

she worked with me at flair cleaners. she was married, and it seems her and her husband did nothing but fight. later on, after she left the cleaners, i heard they got divorced. it was odd that for her birthday, the place went all out to give her some kind of disney princess party, complete with a fancy cake and decorations. those of us that had been there for years didn't even get a plain cake.

jennifer hogg

she went to lockhurst elementary and was in my class, i think for 5th grade. or maybe it was 4th. she had long brown hair, and was in some movie so she wasn't in class for the whole year. it seems like she was in some jerry lewis movie, but that was 40 years ago, and things aren't as clear as i'd like them to be. i also recall her being in a heidi movie, or wanting to be in it. she was kinda snooty, thought she was better than us peasants. and her last name wasn't HOG, it was HOOG....a long O sound.

laura baca

laura lived in the street next to mine when we lived on manton in woodland hills. we had a deep backyard, so our yards shared a fence. i remember yelling through the fence for her, us kids rarely used the phone. back then, phones were for adults, not kids. she had a younger sister claudia, and 2 older brothers. in summer they had the weekly reader you could get mailed to you, and laura got that. i was so jealous, and upset that my parents wouldn't let me get it!

belinda carlisle

i went to school with belinda at newbury park. she was a junior when i was a senior. her last name then was kurczeski, and i knew as a cheerleader who was NOT a typical cheerleader! we met through mutual friends, and both preferred hollywood to thousand oaks!

evelyn

4 years ago today i met her. she's my 1st grandchild. i was there when she was born, and besides the doctor, i was the first one on the planet to see her. today she lives 1300 miles or so away, but that doesn't mean i love her any less than if she lived next door.

Mr Brubaker

he was my teacher for 6th grade, at lockhurst school. he was the best, and everyone wanted him for their teacher. i remember singing as part of 6th grade. we also learned about the stock market, and tracked stocks we had 'bought'. in the spring our class got to spend a week in the mountains at clear creek camp with a class from another school. he took learning outside of the books. he's also the person that noticed i needed glasses!

People

i was trying to do one a day, and well, sometimes i just don't have time to tend to my blog. so maybe some days i can do more than one.

by the way, if anyone reads this, and thinks they know any of these people, let me know! i was born in 1957, graduated from high school in 1975. spent most of my years in schools in woodland hills, ca and the last 2 years were in newbury park, ca. i attended college at CLC (now CLU) for a year. that gives you an idea of how old some of the people would be.

Becky Espinoza

she lived across the street from a friend in junior high. i didn't socialize with her much. she had long brown hair (i remember it being waist length) and was rather reserved.

Lorelei

i forget her last name. she was a friend from church school when i was around 5 or 6. i remember going to her house one day, and we listened to the soundtrack from mary poppins.

mrs. bedlion

she was my first teacher (that i remember). i started school at shepherd of the valley lutheran school, and i think she taught for 2 years that i attended. seems she must have been ancient, but was probably in her 40's or 50's. i don't recall anything good or bad about her, but i wasn't happy about not being in the best reading group.

brianna nicole

she's my only child, so i decided to start with her. i knew i wanted to have a kid, and i wanted to be a 'young' mom. glad i had her when i was 21. she was mostly a good baby, and i think she turned out well. smart girl with common sense. took her every weekend to see 'e.t.' when she was 3, at least a dozen times, and now she doesn't remember that at all!