A Stroll Down Memory Lane

I attended a real estate education fair in Auburn last Tuesday and decided to hang around afterward and take a stroll down memory lane. Even though Auburn has changed a lot since the late eighties and early nineties when I was a student (ooh...that hurts) I was still able to drive around and see some memory-jogging sites. I actually made it to all of the places where I lived during my tenure at AU including Village Green, Lakewood Commons (B108), Crossland Downs, Ridgewood Village (the trailor where I witnessed a mushroom grow out of the carpet), Court Square (D201), and The Brookes. I also saw the Spectrum where I worked many late hours. It felt so good to see those places and enjoy the memories that are a part of them. Now I know how my dad probably felt when he took us to Auburn games when I was young and would point out places where he had class and lived while he was a student. Those are memories that you hold onto for a lifetime.

Something else I did was attend Devo at the Auburn Christian Student Center that night. It has been a long time since I participated in the weekly devo at the good ole ACSC. It was great to see the Brinkerhoffs and also see some college students from Vaughn Park who are very involved in the student center. Brink had a great lesson (more on that in the next post) and the singing was very enjoyable. However, I realized during devo that I was nearing information overload with these memories when I looked across the room and saw a girl that looked almost exactly like someone I dated in college. I was amazed at the resemblance and questioned whether or not I was losing my mind. After breaking into a cold sweat worrying about finding a date to Spring Banquet, I decided I had spent too much time in Auburn and needed to go home.

At this time twenty years ago, I was recovering from ankle surgery, finishing up my freshman year and deciding to change my major. It really seems like yesterday. Before I know it, I'll be 59 and thinking back 20 years on the day I posted this message on my blog and telling myself...you know, that seems like it was just yesterday. Please excuse me while I go sob uncontrollably.