I watched “Easy Rider” with all the other girls from boarding school. I sat in the old movie theater in the South of Germany, and my mind was made up.
One day I would see America and I would travel west on Route 66, like so many before me.
Just ten years later, in 1985 I stood beside my husband and looked at the road ahead.
Old song lyrics came to my mind:
Travel my way, take the highway that is best.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Life has been kind to me. Dreams and wishes do come true!
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It’s already November; time is flying by. This is my post for this week’s Friday Fictioneers. This time it’s not all fiction, but an actual story 0f my life.
The 100-word photo challenge is held by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Please, click >>>here<<< and join the fun. It’s amazing how much we can tell with just a hundred words.
Up lifting,
Nice uplifting story.
Great post and a reminder that dreams do come true.
Dear Bridget,
You are truly a woman after my own heart. My husband and I saw Easy Rider on our first date and I am an avid Nat King Cole fan. Don’t let our name fool you. It’s not all fiction here. 😉 Wonderfully written. A heart warmer.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle, I hope you have a good day.
That was so sweet. So funny… I started singing “Born to be Wild” in my head as soon as you mentioned Easy Rider! And then the wonderful Nat comes along… (my fave)
A nice, simple happy tale of life – makes a nice change! 🙂
Cool. I’m glad your dream came true, Bridget! My mother came to the US (to Vermont) in 1957 and was soooo disappointed at the lack of cowboys!
Where did she came from if I may ask?
I missed the Cowboys too, we started in CA and I really didn’t see any until we drove further North. 🙂
The Netherlands. She still has an accent and is always surprised when I know who it is when she calls. 🙂
This song will be in my head all week! I enjoyed this happy piece!
I grew up listening to it. It always makes me smile.
Love this song!
Sometimes dreams do come through… ours was to drive from Phoenix to Glacier Park along the rockies and that came through as well..
It’s comforting to know that dreams can become reality.
Great song and a fun post.