Nostalgia!

Nostalgia, today I got an email from a friend recalling memories of Ferrell’s Ice Cream Parlors. They were a Portland Oregon original, I didn’t know that they had them anywhere else in the country but apparently at one time they had 130 parlors! (now they are back down to three… one in the L.A. area and two in Hawaii).  It was a fantastical place for a kid to go!  The people all wore old fashioned shirts and straw hats, the tables were printed with old newspaper prints, there was ice cream ice cream and more ice cream, lots of pomp and noise… they would bang a drum, set off a siren and sing loudly for any birthday, anniversary, or other such event. There was even a bowl of ice cream you could order that two people carried out on a stretcher because it was soooo big!!! (like party size!) Then there was the GINORMOUS (thats enormous on top of gigantic) candy shop filled with old fashioned candies… suckers as HUGE as your head (and half my body when i was a kid!) twirlly suckers, jars upon jars of jaw breakers (some almost as big as my head!!) Oh the amazing-ness of Farrell’s.  Sadly they are no longer in the Portland area, and apparently the family is out of the business now and it is in the hands of others… but my fond memories of the few times we were able to go for those special treats will forever be in my memory.  Thanks Kathleen for reminding me!!
That begs the question.. what will Vienna and Ziva think back on when they have kids of their own and lament the loss of their “nostalgic” place?  What will they remember as great fun, and fantastical?  What memories can I create for my little ones?  Yesterday was Vienna’s 2nd birthday (but we couldn’t all get the family together until tomorrow so we are celebrating tomorrow).  I can’t wait for her to have her little family party!  I’m ready to decorate and make it a special time, even if it is just a cake and a few presents… after all, that’s more than she needs!  I’ll post about it on Monday.
We’ll also go to the beach sometime in the next two weeks with Auntie Es and Uncle Matt while Es is here from Ukraine. The beach has always been a special place to me, and I hope it will become a special place to my girls! There is just something about the grandeur of the ocean that leaves no doubt there is a divine creator in control of everything!!
For now, I’m off to try to just get us dressed for the day ha ha ha… and then Mimi (grandma christoff) will come and watch the girls while I shop for groceries and party supplies… gotta at least have a few streamers!)
Hope your day is full of memories today!!

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