Bannister Mall Memories

~ Debate Club dinners at Annie's Santa Fe

~ Dates at the foot court - Pretzel Time.. mmmm...

~ The first "real" ring a boy ever bought me - ruby from Helzberg.

~ My 16th birthday at Bennigan's with our Italian foreign exchange student and my boyfriend, Jason Osiek.

~ My 13th birthday with my dad at Darryl's - he scared the scrap out of me when he said he forgot his wallet. Jerk. (he was joking)

~ Shopping at PetsMart with my first puppy, Chloe.

~ Seeing "Beetlejuice" with my biological father - one of the few times he took me anywhere.

~ Several homecoming dresses.

~ Saturday afternoon "plays" on the stage downstairs. My great-grandmother took me there when I was really little - like between three and six years old - and the mall was new.

~ Throwing pennies in the fountains.

~ Riding the virtual roller coaster ride in 6th grade with my friend Jamie before a sleep-over.

~ Hours and hours in Waldenbooks.

~ Security guard forcing our group of 8 to split up into pairs because of shoplifting problems.

~ Aidan's "office" at Tippins - pie in my eye, baby. Let's meet for coffee.

~ Buying Zion's baby clothes at JC Penney. Preemie-sized.

~ Dillards going out of business sale - Doc Martens. Hell yes.

Cried when they razed Blue Ridge Mall - I had my first date there. My great-grandmother took me there every single weekend to wander around when I was little-bitty. This isn't as bad, but it's close. Goodbye Bannister Mall - it was a good run. ;)