Weekly photo challenge: Nostalgic

This week’s challenge, “nostalgic,” isn’t a hard one, considering 1) celebrated my 50th birthday this week — a natural place to look back on one’s life, and 2) the wonderful take-you-back-to-your-childhood gift my husband found: a box full of candy someone born in 1963 would remember from his or her childhood.

From candy necklaces to Zotz and everything in between.

This was quite a collection, including boxes of what used to be candy cigarettes, a bubblegum “Pink Owl” cigar, wax lips,  Dots, Turkish Taffy and a bag full of yellow candy-covered bubblegum bits packaged as “gold nuggets.” You can see my dentist smiling already.

The cover of the candy-bearing box and the super sparkly tiara with the big 50 in front, another gift from my husband. It was truly a happy birthday!

Others gone nostalgic:

• Nostalgic Evening: http://followyournose.org/2013/07/05/nostalgic-evening/
• Family album: http://lynneayersbeyondthebrush.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/old-family-photos/
• Yesterday’s fireworks: http://littleyarisphoto.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/weekly-photo-challenge-nostalgic/
• At the beach: http://grandmalin.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/beach-nostalgia/
• Dad: http://runningafterale.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/weekly-photo-challenge-nostalgic/
• Outstanding in her field: http://sherylynoben.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/weekly-photo-challenge-field-of-nostalgia/
• Boat life: http://northumbrianlight.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/weekly-photo-challenge-nostalgic/

And this week’s Way Back Machine:  http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/nostalgic/