This afternoon I had an e-mail conversation with David. I had mentioned a name to him and it reminded him of a movie from the '80s. The funny part is that I thought of the same movie. And I remembered the exact line from the movie. The movie was Pretty In Pink. The movie and the music brings back lots of memories from the '80s.

David and I were talking this past weekend about me being a child of the '80s. I was telling him that most of my growing up years were in the '80s. From 1980 to 1989 I was 16 to 26. I think I experienced the most during that decade. In the early '80s I got my drivers license, had my first boyfriend, had my first sexual experience, had my heart broken for the first time, graduated from high school, went to college, and smoked pot for the first time. In the mid '80's I graduated from college, had my first long term relationship, moved out of my parent's house, came out to my family, and started my career. At the end of the '80s I ended my first long term relationship, moved back to my parent's house, became politically aware, and realized how little teachers get paid. Even though it was an awful decade politically with Reagan and Bushie 1 in office, there were a lot of things that changed my life in the '80s.

When I watch We Are The '80s on VH1 Classic, so many memories flood my mind. I loved the music of the '80s. Almost every song I hear while watching that show remind me of some event I experienced in the '80s. Simple Minds, ABC, The Human League, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Police, The Go-Gos, and New Order are just a few of the bands that I've heard recently on VH1 Classic. Anyone who grew up or came of age in the '80s can relate to these bands and the music they created. The memories that are attached to these songs are what I'll remember for a long time.

The series of John Hughes movies that were released in the '80s also bring back memories. They remind me of who it was I saw the movie with or the dreams I had at the time the movie came out. Pretty In Pink, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire….aw, the memories. I love those movies. I have several of them on DVD. Plus, I was in love with many of the male characters in those movies. I remember being completely in love with Andrew McCarthy when I saw him in Class, St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty In Pink, and believe it or not, Mannequin. I know, I know that movie sucked but I was so in love with Andrew McCarthy. Where is he now? Times change but the memories remain the same.

I love the '80s. I'd love to relive some of the experiences I had then. I'm sure I'd do things differently but I just remember having a great time then. It was my youth and my openness to experience new things. I wasn't a grown up and I didn't have to worry about things as much then. Does the future contain memories I have yet to experience? I'm sure it does. There are many things I have yet to experience.