The other day I was watching The Partridge Family because,
well what else is there to do in the middle of the hot day when you're STILL
recovering from surgery, and well, because I like it.
Well, I remembered back to the first time I saw this episode
as a young girl of about 9. I thought I was in heaven! Bobby Sherman and David
Cassidy sharing the screen!! I "could feel my heartbeat" when they
didn't even say a word! (Sorry, I couldn't resist the pun.)
You see, I was deeply, madly, completely in love with Bobby Sherman, and
with David Cassidy! (And with Donny Osmond. But I digress.) I was certain that
if I were ever lucky enough to meet one of them they would see that I was the
one for them and would sweep me off my feet and marry me! Lofty dreams for a 9
year old, but I knew it in my very deepest being, I was meant for one of them! 
I drifted back in time to my days as an avid fan who
collected every issue of Tiger Beat and 16 magazines! I entered every contest
trying to meet the objects of my, rather fickle, affection. My thoughts landed
on the day I was excitedly sharing with my friend Joann that I was entering a
contest to win a date with David Cassidy! I was in the middle of telling her how after we went on our date David would fall madly, head over heals in love with me, realize that I was not like all the other fans, that I was his souldmate, and marry me. In the middle of my dream, Joann's older sister Melody, (who was
4 years older than us), piped up and chastised me with, "Do you really
think that David Cassidy would be interested in a little kid like you? He wants
someone older, like me." What did she just call me? A "Little kid"!! My spirit was crushed! Obviously she was
completely unaware that I was David's soulmate! (Or Bobby's) But this day, my
whole heart was focused on David Cassidy and the new contest that was going to
bring my soulmate and I together so we could live happily ever after.
Well, obviously I never won that contest, didn't meet David or ride off into the sunset with him. My crushed spirit recovered, as did my slightly broken heart when he went on to marry Kay Lenz. I went on to being a super fan of most major teen idols until my late teens. Well actually until I was almost married when I was forced to remove my shrine to Leif Garrett that covered every inch of my room, (including the ceiling), having replaced Shaun Cassidy, who had replaced Tony Defranco, who had shared my walls with Bobby Sherman, David Cassidy and Donny Osmond. I sure hope I didn't miss anyone, I would hate to bruise the feelings of any of my former heart-throbs.
Of course today I am happy as can be that I never managed to win one of those contests that I was certain was the key to my "Happily Ever After". Thrilled that I never met one of my "heart-throbs and swept them off their feet. Because a few years later I met my real life, "Knight In Shining Armor" and he swept me off my feet, married me and we are now in the midst of living our happily ever after! Bonus for me, he is so much more handsome than any of those teen idols. Definitely one of those, Thank God for unanswered prayers situations. God sure knows what He's doing and thankfully His will outdid mine. :-)
But those long buried memories brought back a smile to my face, and a giggle. The simple, silly things of childhood that I wanted to share with my kids as a little glimpse at the little girl who grew up to be their mom.
Love you all,
Mom aka Colleen
