Memory Lane Monday

So I'm starting a new thing. My cousin does a post every week called Flashback Friday where she posts a picture of the past and then writes a little something about it. So I'm going to copy her, except I'm calling mine "Memory Lane Monday." (Thanks for the idea "cousin." I hope you don't mind that I copy you :) ) OK - so here's my first:

This picture was taken April of 1994. I was 17 and a senior in high school. My "friend" and I were on our way out - probably going "cruising." Hey, it was a small community - it's what we did. Check out our BIG hair. Take a special note of the ropers we were wearing and our stance. Weren't we so cool ;) We had the picture taken because we dressed alike and we didn't mean to. In the background, you can see our wood burning stove - our ONLY source of heat. No furnace - just wood. So everyday the ashes had to be taken out and wood brought in. Every summer wood had to be hauled from the mountains, cut, split and stacked. It was a lot of work, but WELL worth it.