It's funny how when I was younger even the mention of me having to wear a dress would cause me to kick up a fuss and run into a corner to hide, yet once it was on I didn't want to take it off . Now I can't wait for the opportunity to wear a dress and get all glitzy and glam for a special occasion . Having said that , when that special occasion is all over and done I like nothing more then to hop into my cozy tracksuits and warm jumper .... the tomboy lives on in me.
It's funny how if I was up this late at night I would be in big trouble because it is wayyy past my bed time . I remember that when I heard the introduction music for the 9pm News it was time to go to bed ,on school nights that is . Now a days I am up much much later - yet still I look forward to cuddling up in my pjs with my teddies at bed time.
It's funny how tea was something my nana gave me when I was sick , or tired, or at 4:30pm or just because we felt like tea . Now tea is something we do with friends, in fancy hotels with finger sandwiches and scones and little tea cups, laughing over wedding idea and just having fun with your buddies . It is an experience that makes memories with the people you love ..... But to this day the best tea in the world is my nanas tea, she still makes it when I am sick or tired , or just for the sake of tea. She makes the perfect cup of tea , just the way I like it .
It's funny how during the summer I still get surprised when it is still bright outside at 10pm . That I can freely walk outside and wander around my garden at night time and still see where I am going . I remember when I had to go to bed when it was still bring outside...which to a child makes absolutely no sense at all. Now I walk the barriers at the side of my driveway , which was the tight rope of my childhood , I can walk it without fumbling or falling now ....well mostly . I can climb the walls at the end of the driveway, which were my Everest , and walking along those walls making me feel 10 feet tall....that feeling has not gone away. I still feel that little bit of rebellion being up that high when I stand up on that wall, and I still feel that slight fear of falling even though if I did I would land safely on my feet .
It's funny how buttercups have grown in my front lawn for as long as I remember , yet I still get excited to see them . I always picked a few to play " he loves me , he loves me not " , despite the fact there was never a "he" in real life , the game was still exciting to see what the outcome would be. I still play that game , even though there is still no "he" to love me , or not love me but the game is still lovely in its own little way.
It's funny to think that I have walked, run ,cycled up and down my driveway a million times and yet every time is different, every time I walk down that driveway something new is awaiting me and I will walk back up differently. I remember the first time I sped down that driveway on my little pink bike, unable to break fast enough and breathing a massive sigh of relief when I finally stopped just before the road. I can also remember my brother screaming from the door when I was speeding away on my bike . Now theses are memories, then it was terrifying for both of us .... but hey I survived.
It's funny that we all "grow up" , it's inevitable in life , yet things don't change all that much at all. I am having a slight nostalgia moment , but although I have gotten older , I haven't forgotten who I was when I was little . That little girl who was a bit of a tomboy but could be coaxed into a dressed , still loves the comfort of putting on her pjs early . The girl who knows that no matter where she goes on this earth , her nanas tea will always be the best in the world. The kid who still picks the petals from the buttercups to see what the outcome will be this time . The girl who never knows what adventure is ahead of her when she walks down that drive way , all she knows is that she will always come back , and always walk back up that drive way having experienced something new but remaining the same girl she always has and will be.
Aoife Marie Elizabeth ♪
