Pete 'n' Peggy

Growing up it's difficult to imagine our parents as young people....I mean, they were our parents, right? And since they had established the ground rules for us, they could not possibly have been the type of people who wanted to have fun, laugh, dance, party.....or could they???

Every so often I'd get a glimpse of my parents doing something 'un-parent like'.....singing, dancing in the living room (how Dad would complain about Mom trying to 'lead'), having disagreements about the name of a specific song and maybe going out every great once in a while on a Saturday night.

Going from a Catholic grade school 3 blocks from my home to the Catholic high school on the out skirts of downtown Clarksburg (West Virginia) was a big jump in my circle of friends.  During my freshman year  at Notre Dame High School (Class of '71) I got to know kids from the other Catholic grade schools in the area.....one guy in particular was really down to earth and friendly.....I liked him as soon as I met him.......

So one night I'm telling my parents about some of the kids in my classes and I mention this guy's name.  The minute I did, my Dad started to laugh....I mean really laugh like he had a great secret.....I pressed him to tell me what was so funny and Mom said: "you might as well tell her" and she laughed.....

It seems that my Dad knew the mother of this new friend...very well.....like really well.....like HE dated HER!!!!  I was floored....then Dad started telling me stories about getting together with friends and partying at Peggy's parents house....he said her parents were great people and they always had a good time when they were there......

So the next day I go to school and can't wait to tell my secret.....so he goes home, comes back the next day and verifies all that my Dad had said....after that every time we passed each other in the halls at NDHS, I would ask how's Peggy and he would say fine; then he would ask how's Pete and I would say fine and we would go on to our respective classes....I would come home and tell my Dad and he would give me that cute little snicker with a smile.....This went on for the entire time we were in school....

After graduation we all went our separate ways.....he married and stayed in town; I married and moved to Kentucky...but the best part about the entire story is that we recently hooked back up via Facebook.  It's great getting caught up with our lives and how much we've grown.

And whenever I hear from this school friend, I also hear my Dad give me that cute little snicker....yep, Peggy's fine and so is Pete......