Did you have a charm bracelet when you were a young girl? They were popular with American teenagers beginning in the 1950’s through the 1970’s and a lovely way to mark important events and meaningful things in life.
I still have my charm bracelet and smile as I think of the occasion I received each charm and why it was special to me.
- A pair of scissors because I studied Early Childhood Education in college.
- A few charms from zoo’s we have visited together and will our niece and nephew.
- Then there were to milestones and special occasions like graduation, engagement, and wedding
- A tiny high school ring, a college pendant.
- The crutch because I had two hip surgeries and spend a considerable amount of time using crutches.
- The Canadian Maple leaf and disk were acquired during a visit to the country of our northern neighbors.
- The Great Blue Whale from the Smithsonian Institute in DC because it was one of our favorite places to visit
- Ohio charm is special because it is where we moved when first married and where our first child was born.
- New Jersey charm because it is my home state. I ♥ (southern) NJ
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Charm Bracelet
And then there is this special pendant. Two cuties I have always held close to my heart. My first niece and nephew. I was 14 when Chrissy was born and 15 when Tommy was born. Now all grown up with precious children of their own!
Chrissy and her sweet family now!
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Wonderful charm bracelet along with the memories! And great photos of your niece and nephew, past and present. Thank your nephew for his service. And your niece Chrissy surely favors you in looks too.
Blessings & Aloha!
(I have been out of town so am just now catching up on blog reading! Yay for a mid week day off! have to catch up on housecleaning and drawing orders too…)
Oh~ I SO enjoyed this! 🙂
Your Charm bracelet is beautiful.
Love~ Jen
Great charm bracelet. My mother gave me one years ago and it has 3 measly little charms on it. For some reason she stopped buying them for me after 3 and I never did buy any on my own.
That is such a pretty charm bracelet! I love the family photo's you shared:)
Thanks for sharing your pretty charm bracelet. I have always had a thing for charm bracelets and have one that was started in the early 60's, and have not worn for years (don't know why), and a couple I made (one not finished).
What great looking families. Tell your nephew "thank you" for what he does.
Enjoy your weekend.
What a wonderful way to keep memories of places and events on a bracelet. I love the idea! And the pictures of then and now… see how everyone has grown up and how fast time just swooped by? It's always good to look back at how things were and smile back.
That's a great charm bracelet, so often now they are bought with the charms and don't have the same meaning. Love the photos of then and now so precious.
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I love how you have the flashback with the present. Lovely!
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Really cute charm bracelet and I love the white plate it is placed on.
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Oh my gosh…this post was so enjoyable!! I really liked my visit. Can I say it? The bracelet was ever so charming!! Okay, it was meant to be a play on words here, but it sounds stupid in my head now. LOL
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Have a glorious weekend.
That is so special! I was the same age as you when my two nieces were born. Mine are also now grown and with children of their own.
Oh how fun! What a treasure!
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Wow! The charm bracelet brings back so many memories! It's nice to see the then and now photos of your family.