6th Birthday

It was Monday, September 6, 1971 and I turned 6 years old. My big sister, Sheila was 18 years older and treated me like a princess. She promised to pick me up from school and take me to the Top of the Riverfront Restaurant to celebrate. It was such a fancy restaurant for a little girl but that's the kind of thing she would do for me. I wore my favorite navy blue dress with bib suspenders trimmed in red to school. It had a beautiful flair when I twired around. Since I would be playing on the playground during the day, I wore a pair of red shorts underneath so no one would see my underwear when I was on the monkey bars. After school, she picked me up at we went to her apartment to freshen up and then on to the restaurant for dinner. I remember being so excited when they sat us in a window seat. I remember standing on the crack so my feet would separate as the room revolved and the platform remained stationary. That was the coolest thing in the world to me. The view was spectacular and I felt so special to be the birthday girl getting a fancy dinner with my big sister. Afterwards when we were leaving and going down an escalator to the parking lot, I spun around in my dress once I got to the bottom and she roared in laughter when she saw my shorts underneath my dress. I told her I needed to so the boys wouldn't see my panties.

I lost my big sister in 1994 to due a carbon monoxide accident. I miss Sheila dearly but the memories we shared especially at the Top of the Riverfront Restaurant will always be cherished. I am now 60 years old and share this memory with my adult children.

1971-09-06

Mia Pavahn Turner

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