Zach and his brother Sam, during a time period that we will obviously dub "The Bowl-Cut Years".
The thing about dating Zach for 5 gazillion years is at one point I decided I knew everything about him. But every once in awhile he proves me wrong, and tells me some new story about him that I've never heard. Usually the story is a humiliating memory from his childhood, and usually (all the time) I find these stories highly entertaining and hilarious and I get mad that he has never told me the story before because I think about all the years that I've missed out on laughing at his childhood awkwardness. Lest you think I am a brat for this, I assure you I was the most awkward child/tween that ever existed and have therefore earned the right to laugh at the embarrassing experiences of others. Don't believe me?
There. You are never allowed to question me again.
Well today I will share with you one of Zach's stories, it isn't humiliating because this is the Internet and I have to draw the line somewhere (Zach drew the line) but it is still a fun window into the world of a boy with a bowl-cut. I heard about it last week and the title is:
The Larva Club
During the bowl-cut years Zach, Sam, and some neighborhood boys started a club and they called it "The Larva Club". I will break down for you the rules, regulations, and code of "The Larva Club"
Larva Club Members:
Zach aka "Scab"
Sam aka "Zit"
and two other friends: "Callus" and "Pus"
War Cry:
"Larva RULE!"
Code Names:
Code-name for adults: flies
Code-name for younger kids: maggots
Code-name for babies: eggs
Larva Club Meetings:
Yes, there were club meetings. During these meetings the Larva Club members discussed how best to annoy the maggots while avoiding the flies. These plans mostly involved Nerf guns and headset walkie-talkies. Also, various drawings of maps.
So, here's to awkward years, childhood clubs, braces and bowl-cuts.
Larva rule.
12 comments:
That is seriously awesome. And I love that I actually have a hard copy of that "awkward" picture of you. :)
Now that's the Erica Guttery I remember!! Cute.
I wanna join! Larva for life!
And yeah. I totally have you beat in the awkwardness department. Just you wait.
awww what sweet photos erica!!
love the story :) it made me giggle.
Perhaps a movie deal is in order...
Man, why couldn't we be that creative with our "APE" meetings? :-)
Love the childhood stories of you two, we will never tire of them!
And Zach's Wayne's World shirt is PRICELESS.
Sweetie, we all had awkward years, even Cindy Crawford did, and yours weren't that bad!
HILARIOUS!!
I feel a screenplay coming on.
that last picture is seriously amazing! His wayne's world tee, their haircuts with hair bleached out from days spent out in the hot summer sun, working on the weapons for their secret club. I LOVE kids! Why can't life be that cool anymore?
OH MY GOSH! I am at the Boston Public library hand over mouth....desperately trying to behave with all these quiet library people around. I love this story!!! NExt time I see Zach, I am calling him SCAB.
I confronted Sam about this and he told me to eat hell.
Thank you.
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