What scent or sound immediately takes you back to childhood? Describe the feeling it evokes.
Okay, the first thing that comes to mind is going to be completely goofy, but it's true--ask any of my siblings....
The word "Kapeesh" immediately makes my mouth start watering for Mexican food, lol. It makes me feel like a little girl again.
When we were little, there was an all you can eat Mexican buffet called Ponchos. It was our favorite as a family, even though it wasn't the best food in the whole world. But it was easiest to feed four kids with healthy appetites at an "all you can eat" over a traditional restaurant. Not to mention, it was free to take little kids, and cheap to take kids.
Anyways, until I was older, it was always a bit of a drive to get to Ponchos. We would get there, and before Dad would let us out of the car, he would turn around and say, "Mind your P's and Q's, kapeesh?".
I am going to throw this out there...I don't think a one of us knows what that phrase even means, besides meaning that we are about to eat so much Mexican food, we may very well explode.
OTHER than that...
The smell of WD40 or gasoline makes me think of my Daddy, and the smell of labs and science buildings (not exactly sure what makes the exact smell) reminds me of my Mom.
Some music has very strong associations with them--Collective Soul and Queen and AC-DC and ZZTop will always remind me of my Daddy's shop. I listen to them now very much. For my mother, Beach Boys and songs like "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch", "I'm in a Hurry", and "Witch Doctor" make me think of her. Listening to Elvis makes me think of my Granny; Dolly Parton for Grandma Pat.
I link a whole lot of smells and sounds to my life, it's kind of hard to narrow it down, but I think that's a good compilation.
~Andie~
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