My First ‘Boyfriend’ in 4th Grade

First Boyfriend 4th Grade

What do kids know about ‘boyfriends’ in elementary school? I can tell you, I didn’t know a thing and yet somehow I found myself with my first boyfriend in the 4th grade. Year: 1993-94 School: Lockhart Elementary School My First…

Where to Eat Caribbean in Georgia – Dessert

Where to eat Caribbean Dessert SugarMill

What are we eating Caribbean: Dessert From Who/Where? Cyrus Joseph of The SugarMill in Conyers, GA Caribbean Flavor: US Virgin Islands (St. Croix) What I tried so far: Red Velvet Cake – YES!! Our Visit to the SugarMill in Conyers,…

Cheerleading Tryouts – Something Different

Cheerleading Cheerleader Tryouts Something Different

Gimme an I. Gimme a G. Gimme a C. What’s that spell IGC? Why do you care? Because this island gurl, for a very brief period, was one of those girls: a cheerleader. Year: 2001 School: Charlotte Amalie High School From Nerd…

School House Color Rock: Green Power

School House Color Rock Rainbow

For some reason, I think of Power Rangers when I say Green Power out loud. Ha! This was my junior high school house color. I still have the shirt to prove it. Year: 1996-1998 School: Addelita Cancryn Junior High School School…

Homeroom – Was it required? I missed the memo!!

Was Homeroom Optional?

In April of 2000, my homeroom teacher left a note on my report card for my parents (and probably for me too since I hadn’t seen him since the school year started)……….. Excessive homeroom cutting. If there were 100 days…