Robin was my very first friend in Turlock and became my best friend, off and on for the next several years. You know how girls can be - the best friend contender can change from one day to the next! We met in 4th grade when I moved to Turlock and we were thankfully in the same 5th grade class.We continued to spend lunch and recess together into junior high and high school.
Robin and I always had a lot of fun together. I would go over to her house after school or on the weekends. They had a great hot tub and pool and we would spend hours in the sun. We traded our Teen Beat posters and carefully discussed at length the placement of every Kirk Cameron and MacKenzie Astin on our bedroom doors. We giggled at her brother who liked to talk to his best friend on the phone... while going to the bathroom.... so his friend would hear the flush. Boys. OK, fine, boys were the theme of many (many) conversations over the years!
We were also in 4-H together for many years, including serving together on the Board and being part of the same groups. There were memorable trips to Clovis Lakes to enjoy the waterslides and a fun trip to the State Capital for the annual 4-H Leadership Conference. So many of my memories from Turlock include Robin. I still remember her nickname from the 6th grade: Robin Lizzette Pizza Pears. I know "Pears" is a plan on her last name, but I cannot recall why Pizza. Maybe she loved it? I also seem to remember singing Rockin Robin while we all danced around her.... in the girls bathroom at school. I seem to remember us hanging out in the bathroom during recess quite a bit. I hope that was a thing. If it wasn't, I don't really care because I was hanging out in the bathroom during recess with my rockin' friend Robin! Tweet tweet tweet!
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