Nearing the End

NOTE:  I did go to the dance and “I had a lot of fun”.  I went with Silvia.

Dec 20/70            Most of the girls dance with each other because all the boys were too stupid to ask us.  They sat around the tables smoking.  I kept looking at the door to see if Derrick would come because he told a guy he would meet him at the far end of the gymn – Jeanette overheard him.

I bought Jeanette her Christmas presents yesterday – bangle bracelets, a necklace, a lace slip and a 16 magazine.  I also bought myself a record by Bryan Hyland “Gypsy Woman”.  It’s my favorite song.  It’s so sad.  Ranee (the kook ) thought it was happy!

Dec 29/70  I had a wonderful Christmas.  I lost 4 pounds without even trying – I weight 113 now (if I haven’t gained it back).  I usually weigh 117.  I got a gorgeous necklace from my grandmother – its pewter and has a violet stone in it.  I also got a turquoise nightgown r=from her.  I got a beautiful Italian knit tam and scarf set from my mother – it’s a brown in colour.  Jeanette gave me a leopard print housecoat – it’s beautiful and an Elvis Presley record “You don’t have to say you love me”. Silvia gave me the Guess Who’s “Share the Land” record and Ranee gave me a 5 year diary.  I love everything but this diary presents a problem I have to discuss.  I plan to use it every day to write something important or funny or wise, even, and transfer these things to you.  Oh yes!  Silvia also gave the family a fruit cake.  Peter and Mum liked it most.

NOTE:  I did write the diary for the full 5 years but that, my friends, will not be transcribed.  And on this note – we end the Infamous Diary entries!  Time to do something else and I think I have my theme for October.  Look out!  Oh, and I was rather surprised that I started talking about my weight since I don’t recall every being worried about it until I hit menopause.  But I suppose females do think about it once in a while, especially when the peer pressure comes into play when everyone talks about it at the lunch table. 

Graduation Dance – I suppose I must reveal that Yvette set me up with her boyfriend’s cousin George and I went steady with him from March to August of 1971 and he took me to Grad. I ended up wearing my Mom’s cream coloured pantsuit.  Only one other girl wore a pantsuit but mine was the nicer of the two.  Due to a necking party in the car I did not do the promenade with the other girls (I didn’t even know there would be one but it wasn’t anything I would have enjoyed anyway!) Before George I had a date with another fellow whose name slips my mind . . . oh yes Grant Dickson.  He took me to see Jane Eyre (yes, I used him for that one).  My bad.  I wasn’t always an angel or a Pollyanna I guess.  I was faithful with George but will admit that if Derrick had asked me out I would have dropped George like a hot potato!  Everyone knew it too (of my girlfriends).  J