July 7, 1990: London

We had 5 hours to spend in London today.   I traveled with Dina Wibalda, her parents, Susan Johnston, and the Holmens.   We went down to Oxford Street and went through the shops.    We found out how to get to Buckingham Palace, so we headed down there to see the changing of the guard ceremony.   We had lunch upstairs at the train depot.  I had delicious quiche.   We went shopping in Benettons. Dina found a sweatshirt there.   At 3 p.m., we took a bus to a tea room for hyde tea, which was about an hour away.  I sat next to Dina, Joel, and Stuart Grevel.

Our next stop was Sheerness, England, where we boarded this gigantic cruise ship for the night.  The boat took us across the water to the Netherlands.   I roomed with Jodi, Mandy, and Susan.   On the boat, I bought a Benetton watch for $42.  The deck was gorgeous.   It had a grocery store and many other shops to explore.   I got some motion sickness on the boat. The room was small for us, so it was hard for me to sleep. 

July 6, 1990: England

It's now 5 hours ahead in London.   We drove from Manchester, England to Stratford-Avon, then to Oxford.   We finally got to London around 5 p.m. and checked into the Novetel hotel.   It took forever to get checked into the rooms.   I sat next to Jodi Siegel and Mandy Johnson at dinner.  At 7 p.m., we took a sightseeing tour of London.  We went by all of the famous places such as Buckingham Palace, Harrods Department store, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and Big Ben.   It was strange to see people driving on the opposite sides of the road.   There were signs all over telling drivers "Slow Down Now".

July 5, 1990: Band trip to Europe - England

I left for a 3 hour bus trip to O-hare.  I sat next to Dave Fox on the flight to England.  I met an English lady who told me all about.  I had a hard time sleeping with the noise and all of the food we got on the plane.   It was a 6 hour flight to Manchester, England.

June 8, 1990: Toilet Papered

Woke up this morning to our trees in the front yard all toilet papered.  It was funny, but such a mess to clean up.    My mom thinks she knew who did it.     Jessica, Allison, and Karen Ruthkowski came over to hang out.     Their grandparents, Tony and Anne Ruthkowski, lived across the street from us on Lawnel.   I hung out with them every time they came for a visit. It was so much fun.

May 26-27,1990: First Drive to Baldwin

Drove all the way to Baldwin with my mom. This was my first actual driving trip.      Kim Gonyo couldn't come for the weekend, as she was on her senior trip.     We went shopping in downtown Baldwin. Joy and I got water guns.    We had ice cream at Jones Ice Cream.    Took a canoe ride with George, Wendy, and Joy and had a water gun fight.    We went next door to the cabin to Pauline's cottage.       She always had good food over there.   

On Sunday, we went to church with Marianne, Wendy and Joy at the Catholic Church in Baldwin.   Helped Grandma and Grandpa clean the cabin before leaving for the anniversary party.  Then, we went to Elvina and Chuck's 25th wedding Anniversary in Twin Lake.   We stopped at Ken's place, too.  

May 15, 1990: Drivers Training

I took drivers education through Mosley's Driving School.     Mr. Mosley was a coach at Mona Shores and owned this business.    Today, Mr. Mosley's son, Brett, had me drive.    Eric Anderson and Sarah Erickson saw me driving.  She wanted to honk at me, but decided she better not.      The first time I got behind the wheel, my mom took me to practice down where Docker's was near Pere Marquette.  When a cop saw us practicing, we decided to go somewhere else.  So, I practiced driving in the parking lot at Mona Shores Junior High School.  I would drive around the circle drive over and over again.

May 13, 1990: Mother's Day

Today, our neighbor, Anne Kulikowski, came over to see our new paint job.   She was telling us about her husband, Tony.    Matthew helped me wash the car.    Grandpa and Grandma Gonyo, Grandpa and Grandma Thomas, Steve, Charlene, and Kelsey came over for Mother's Day dinner.  My mom always had them all over for Mother's Day.      Eric Anderson came over to meet Charlene.  We all watched "America's Funniest Home Videos".    Charlene brought over some delicious strawberry dessert.