Memories and Music

Today my husband and I were taking a trip listening to his favorite music which is any music from the 60's.
We have XM satellite radio so are able to get the station anywhere we go. Listening to the music which we always do, when in a vehicle made me think of all the memories attached to the songs playing.

Songs I used to listen to while helping my mom clean house on Saturday mornings and the music she would play. Memories of a dance at the YWCA Y-Teen program during 7th grade. A dance made up by a friend and me on her front porch to go to a certain song, also in the 7th grade. A summer we lived in California and heard songs as they were released, with new friends at their home. Songs played at high school dances and songs we did Pom routines to. The early morning practices for Pom squad during the summer at the park and the music we danced to. Reminders of a summer spent in Denver with my grandmother and listening to the radio and missing my friends back home. The memories of the rides around town (cruisin) while in high school and after I got married.

The songs are so important to the many memories of my growing up. Some songs bring back good memories and others not so good, but it is amazing how a song can trigger a memory.