Thirteen Firsts: This time it didn’t take long to come up with a list for my Thirteen for Thursday post. In fact, I had seventeen items on my list in the beginning.
FIRSTS: In no particular order-
1. Love: *Sigh* My soldier boy.
2. Camera: When I was a child, my dad gave me an old Brownie box camera he’d had around the house. (Similar to the photo.) I loved that camera. He always had a camera within reach.
2. First Marriage: I had a simple church wedding with family and a few friends. My dress was knee-length with an overlay of Chantilly lace. It was a cross between these two because it had long sleeves and the ribbon at the waist. My dad walked me down the aisle.
3. Child: Congratulations! It’s a boy. 🙂 5 lbs. 13 oz. He had a head full of dark hair.
4. Graduation: High School. School colors were Blue & Gold. College. I was a married adult with two kids. My cap was black with a gold tassel.
5. Car: An old Ford with a standard transmission. Boy, did I do a good job of burning the clutch out of that old beater.
6. First vehicle I bought on my own: A brand-spanking new Dodge Ram pickup truck. Fire Engine Red. Roar!
7. Small Press Book Published: Visions of Enchantment. A time-travel romance.
8. Teel Blue Books Indie Publishing Imprint: Howdy, Ma’am #1 – Bull Rider Series
9. First beer: Colt 45. Yowsa! Strong stuff.
10. Wine: Boones Farm. Aw, come on, don’t hold it against me. I’m guessing it was Strawberry Hill.
11. Broken bone: Middle finger on left hand. Ouch, but that hurt! I spilled a lot of four letter words that instant. (Four years ago)
12. First computer: Windows 3.1 You did read that correctly. First Laptop: Sony Viao. (Thanks to my oldest son for the laptop.)
13. Job: Other than babysitting: A steel factory. I met my best friend here. She’s still my best friend. Hi, Maggie! 🙂
I’m glad this was a list of only 13 because it could go on and on.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
8 thoughts on “Thirteen on Thursday: Firsts”
D. Wallace Peach
You have a great memory, Mary. I laughed when I read Boone’s Farm wine. That was my first wine too. My friend and I snagged one of my parent’s bottles and drank it in the chicken coop out back 🙂
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Boones Farm! I had forgotten all about it until I saw it on a store shelf not long ago. It is weird how I remember some of that crazy stuff. I’m glad it made you laugh and brought back a memory. 🙂 Cheers!
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catherinewolffe53
By the time I reached the end, I was grinning. Such a lovely thirteen”firsts”. 🙂
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks for that, Catherine. You should see the ones I deleted. 🙂 Thanks for reading and commenting.
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davidprosser
That was fun Mary J. I doubt I could have created such a list now. We’ve had the fall of the Roman Empire since I started.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Sure you could, David. I’ll get you started… First grandson. First granddaughter… 🙂 Thanks for the morning chuckle. Hugs.
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teagan geneviene
Haha! Loved what you said about your first car.
Careful with that middle finger… 😉
Fun-tabulous list, Mary. Huge hugs!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
LOL, the broken middle finger. When it was splinted I had to be careful what I did with that hand. The car? My brother and boyfriend at the time, put in a new clutch, etc. The next day my brother called, asking, “Did ______ tighten the bolts in the transmission? Because I didn’t…” Yikes! NO!
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