Making memories.

I spent some time yesterday while walking with my friend thinking about days gone by. He has that effect on me, because he is full of memories, wonderful and amusing memories.

But then as we get older it is the memories that make us smile almost as much as the reality. There is nothing funny or amusing about being able to hit a straight drive down the centre of the fairway at about 150 yards, when you used to do the same but over 200 yards. 

It does mean I spend a bit longer on the golf course so have longer to think and remember the many many funnies I have gathered over the years. 

Yesterday I was prompted to think about marriage. But marriage does not just happen. Before you can think about marriage there are those first kisses and dates. Now do those not bring back memories? Let me tell any younger people reading this, and there are some, "Remember you are creating memories in your youth that you will store for later on. Hold on to them."

Here are some fews of young people about Dates and Kissing, hope they make you smile.

Dates:

"Many daters just eat pork chops and French Fries and talk about love." - Craig, 9

"On the first date, people just tell each other lies. That usually gets them interested enough in each other to go out to a second date.  - Matthew, age 10

"Boys and girls like to go to the movies on dates, so they can sit in the dark together." - Mariah, age 8

"If a boy and a girl have hearts on fire, they order one of those desserts that are on fire too." - Michael, 12

"People on dates are funny, like puppy dogs. Puppy dogs wag their tails when they are happy. People on dates are like that, except they don't have tails."  - Elijah, age 9

And Kissing:

"You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough money to buy her a ring and her own VCR, because she'll want to have videos of the wedding.'" - Allan, 10

"You need to be careful not to kiss a boy in front of people. It can be embarrassing if someone sees you. If no one sees you, it might be fun if he's a handsome boy, but just for a few hours.  Goldie, age 8

"When you take a girl out on a date, you can buy her french fries. Then if she starts waving the french fries around it means she wants to kiss you." - Brandon, 11

"I don't know how to know when it's okay to kiss someone, but I know if the boy has lipstick marks on his face he was kissing the girl." -Alesia, age 9

"When it's really cold outside, it's okay to kiss a boy, because it makes you all warm inside and all over." - Betty, age 7

"I don't kiss boys anymore. They slobber all over you and it's yucky. That's why it's never okay to kiss." - Tammy, age 9

On that thought have a great day, I am scheduled to hit a few rather shorter drives than my memories tell me of.