Jordan’s blog currently features the music video for Mariah Carey’s old hit “Dreamlover.” It was a pleasant surprise to see that video again and hear the music. I was instantly and joyously taken back to summer 1993, reminiscing about:

* flannel shirts tied up around the waist
* short denim shorts that you roll up the cuffs on to make them even shorter
* wide black belts
* long dangly necklaces, especially crystals on cords
* lots of boys around
* taking summer school with my friends at Diamond Bar High
* my senior year best friend, Eric, dancing to this video at Vicky and Karen’s parents’ house
* discovering and becoming obsessively addicted to BBSing
* carefree walks with friends in hot sunny weather to Thrifty’s and the Wherehouse, laughing on the streets
* dancing the Butterfly
* the days when Mariah was skinny

I think that summer may have been the most feel-good summer of my life.