Do you remember what you were doing 31 years ago? Does anybody? Well for us, 31 years ago...on this day, we moved to West Chester. I was born in Upper Darby, not too far from Philly, but still part of Delaware county. The house was getting smaller as our family was getting bigger. We found a new place, and who knew.... I would still be living there today.
When we moved it, I guess.... I wouldn't remember, but we met our neighbors. One we would be friends with even to today. Other neighbors... well one across from us moved a few years later and the other neighbors that were next door, we didn't get along with them. My brother and I made friends and well it seemed the time went by before our eyes
When we were kids, we wanted a pool in our backyard, but we settled for a swing set. In 1999, we had a fence put in for our new dog, Fudge. As the time went by, the backyard changed. Having our swing set destroyed to getting a new deck placed.
But what was going on 31 years ago? Not just today, but the year in genral? Well... Jeffrey Dahlemer was arrested after a shooting in the subway. George H. W. Bush was still president, Soviet Union ended its reign. Terminator, Hook, Silence of the Lambs were in theaters. Fashion from 1991... well, I don't remember much. I started first grade at an Elementary school in East Goshen, and tried to make friends as well
West Chester changed since 1991. Different stores came and went while others still are there. People are different, technology is different and our lives.... are different. Not knowing what the city was like in 1991, one thing was true... we moved here.
What really has changed in the 31 years we have moved here? Well, the house we lived in for one. We had to change a few things from the carpets in our bedroom being torn off to wallpaper disappearing. Painting different rooms like my bedroom and my brother's as well. We got rid of the linolium floors in the kitchen and replaced it with tile.
Much has changed, but one thing is still the same. If you stayed in a house, you have lived in for over 30 years, that's one place that is meant to be called home. Happy Anniversary. 31 one years of home sweet home
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