More "Lasts"

Not long ago I wrote an entry about the lasts that we often don't realize are the last until it is over, like the last time you will rock your child to sleep. They were all kid related. This week while I was testing (or giving tests), I had a lot of time to pace and think. I started thinking of the lasts in my own life that have happened, usually without me realizing the significance of them...

Things like...

• the last time I would do a cartwheel and still be able to walk the next day
• the last time I would go to the dentist and hear the words "No cavities..."
• the last time all of my bills would be paid by someone else (namely...the parents)
• the last time I would hear my grandfather's voice (either of them)
• the last time I would go on a terrible date and wonder what on earth I was doing there (that happened a lot in my younger years)
• the last time I would get out of bed without groaning or moaning
• the last time I would weigh in the two digits
• the last time life seemed normal (that was September 10, 2001...I remember where I was and how I felt)
• the last time I would get to drive just a little old car...not the big 'ol minivan
• the last time I could take naps anytime I wanted (often after school)
• the last time I would use a VCR
• the last time I would feel those little kicks from a baby in my stomach (aka pregnancy)
• the last time I would actually dial a phone with the circle dial
• the last time I would eat a whole candy bar without any worries about fat or size
• the last time I could feel the top of my foot
• the last time (if ever) I had a load of laundry come from the dryer with ALL of the socks
• the last time I would sit at a computer desk rather than recline in a chair or my bed to type
• the last time I got out of school in May
• the last time I would actually develop a "roll of film"
• the last time I would throw a plastic bottle or a newspaper away without guilt (Now, I just cannot do it...)
• the last time my whole extended family would get together for Christmas...cousins, uncles, aunts
• the last time I would set the table for four rather than six
• the last time my heart would feel strong and determined, rather than weak and scared...that was right before I had kids I think!

I could go on and on, and may do that another time. So, what are some of the "lasts" that stick out in your mind?

Reba