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14 Signs You Grew up in Glenview, IL

The heart and soul of the North Shore

Hannah Mason

Nov 29, 2016

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You used count down the days until the Dairy Bar would reopen because that was the true sign that summer was coming. Waving to trains as they passed and getting your ice cream dipped in the blue raspberry shelling were the good ole’ days .
If you didn’t spend your Friday nights hanging out in front of The Glen movie theater in middle school, were you even cool? Since everything closes around 9:00 p.m., that’s when your wild night would come to an end.
You went crazy over the prizes offered during the Glenview Public Library summer reading program. If you didn’t reach 20 books and have a medal ceremony by the end of the summer, then your life might as well have been over.
The Glenbrook South and Glenbrook North rivalry might have been big, but nothing can top the Attea versus Springman rivalry!!!! I still can’t believe I befriended some Springman alumni when I went to high school.
You’re used to shops and restaurants closing down all the time. Every time a shop or restaurant leaves The Glen we act like it’s the world’s worst break-up, that is until something new takes its spot 5 minutes later.
As a middle school girl, you visited the junior section of Von Maur at least once a week and would make a mess trying everything on. I always felt bad for the ladies that had to clean up the dressing rooms when prom dress season came along, yikes.
Boys, I’m not sure what your middle school selves did… climb the Dick’s Sporting Good’s wall a million times??? Harass the faithful and loyal workers of GameStop about when the newest Call of Duty game was coming out???
The most athletic some of us might have been was when we were participating in AYSO soccer. Park district basketball and volleyball were good times too, but damn those AYSO jerseys were hella fine.
Knowing that the most accurate way to describe yourself is by simply saying you’re from the North Shore. We were born this way (as Lady Gaga says), the North Shore lifestyle runs through our veins.
The best places to have your birthday party included: Color Me Mine, Georgia Nut Company and Pump It Up. If you wanted a birthday party people would be talking about the next Monday, it had to be at one of those places.
When they turned the water effects on at Little Bear Park over the summer and everything just felt right. The opening weekends for Roosevelt and Flick pools meant TANNING SZN.
You went savage during the Glenview street fair every June. God bless free things. Best booth hands down is the 'create your own visor', because nothing beats a good visor.
If you didn’t have to endure a yearly field trip to The Grove, count yourself as lucky. While it’s great to learn about Glenview’s history, I am not one for nature and the possibility of getting poison ivy.
You uttered phrases like “There’s nothing to do in Glenview!”, “Glenview is so boring.” or “I can’t wait to get out of Glenview!” Anyone else regret saying those things now? ILY Glenview, sorry I was so mean to you!

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

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7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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