Ever since I can remember I have loved the first day of school. The last week in August was spent buying clothes and supplies in anticipation of the big day. Who doesn't love a new box of crayons and sharp yellow pencils. I would save the box from my new school shoes bought from Kenney's and fill it with glue, scissors and colored erasers, Crayola 64 pack pushed against the corner to keep things neat.
Next stop Zayre's and JCPenney's. Three new dresses, white socks and undershirts, maybe a new slip if it was on sale. I had my ears pierced in second grade so that year I got a new pair of earrings also. I was one of two girls in my class with pierced ears.
I took the bus in elementary school, same stop all five years. I walked two blocks, often meeting my friends at the first corner then we'd walk the rest of the way together. I always sat with Kari, lunch boxes resting on our laps. Always excited for the first day.
