When I was this age, we had just moved from Kitchener to New Hamburg and to be honest, those are the earliest years in my life that I can actually recall. There's no specific day I want to relive, I think I would just be happy to be that young again, because I know that everyday for me at that age was so relaxed and full of imagination.
I was constantly pretending to be a princess, or mermaid, or fairy, or even a ninja somethimes (I knew they were bad ass from a very young age). It also didn't matter if I was with friends or by myself, I somehow always managed to stay entertained.
Also, when I was younger the field behind my house was used to grow corn, as appose to now where everyone on my block wants to prove they have money by each buying a peice of the field so that they can mow it 40 times a week. I miss being able to go into that field whenever I want to. Therefore, if I were able to go back in time to when I was four, I would spend hours in that corn field escaping from the castle gaurds, or looking for treasure, or maybe even exploring new lands.
Now, the field, athough it doesn't seem like it ends from East to West, spills into a l o n g but narrow forest that leads adventurers to the ever-enchanting Nith River.
And on top of that, when we moved into our house, our subdivision was still pretty empty and there was a giant mound of earth in the middle of where the street loops. You can imagine the adventures to be had with a giant mountain in your front yard and a never-ending field in your backyard that leads into a lush forest that lines an idle river. When I think about what my house and street used to be like, I feel like I used to live in a Zelda game. Do you know how bad ass that is!?
Oh, yes, if I were to go back to when I was four, I wouldn't spend a second inside.
Also, for your entertainment, I found a photo of me as a youngin'... There's also Andrea Hadland, and Becky Zehr in this photo because we used to all kind of be besties. Mhm, yes... enjoy.
My mom always made me wear hats when I was out in the sun...

Love your writing, Alenka. Witty and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteUm, it kinda looks like one of you peed in the pool, though...