How recently did your family arrive?

[Tulip]

We were in Camp Pendleton for about a year then came to the mainland in '76.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Tulip

We were in Camp Pendleton for about a year then came to the mainland in '76.

I didn't know Camp Pendleton is an island.

[Tulip]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I didn't know Camp Pendleton is an island.

Geez, could've just tell me straight. I was only 5 then, got no idea where that place was. All I could remember from the adults were the two words "Camp Pendleton." Thought it was an island. Felt desolated enough -- slept and ate in tents and used outhouses. I vaguely remember bushes in the lower lands and we were told not to stray to because there were snakes. Anyways, we settled in Santa Monica where it felt like civilization.

Because of your response, I googled Camp Pendleton. I had thought we stayed in Guam.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Tulip

Geez, could've just tell me straight. I was only 5 then, got no idea where that place was. All I could remember from the adults were the two words "Camp Pendleton." Thought it was an island. Felt desolated enough -- slept and ate in tents and used outhouses. I vaguely remember bushes in the lower lands and we were told not to stray to because there were snakes. Anyways, we settled in Santa Monica where it felt like civilization.

Because of your response, I googled Camp Pendleton. I had thought we stayed in Guam.

5, excuses, excuses.
A few years back I visited the neighborhood I lived in until 3. That huge backyard between the rows of houses, the one that was too far to walk to the neighbors... is about 50 feet.

[Tulip]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

5, excuses, excuses.
A few years back I visited the neighborhood I lived in until 3. That huge backyard between the rows of houses, the one that was too far to walk to the neighbors... is about 50 feet.

Hey, being only 5 then is a damn good excuse! Seriously, I don't remember much from that age. I know someone who remembers stuff when he was 3. Impressive. As for childhood memories, ever remember something tasting really great but it just doesn't seem so good 20 something years later? ehehhehehe......I guess some things are best kept as memories.

[chrisinhouston]

On my mother's side, one set of my great grandparents came from Luxembourg in 1890, the other set came from Sweden in 1888 and all became farm families up in Minnesota.

My dad moved here in 1948 from England with my mother where they were married after the war.

[Griff]

1820 Paternal side was a failed brewer in Ireland...pause for effect... 184ish Maternal side came in the coffin ships during the famine.