I was a senior in college, filling out applications for law school.

Was already divorced, raising my two year old daughter, in college, working as a waitress, taking flying lessons, and dating the love of my life.

I was getting married when I was 21 and working as a legal secretary.

I had been married almost 3 years and was a housewife and mom of a 2 year old DD.My second daughter was born NYE 1963.

It was 1974, I had been married a year and was an electro-mechanical draftsman for a computer company.

Jodi-

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Finishing college, working retail, planning my wedding to the starter husband. It was 1983. Good times.

Married and getting ready to have a bicentennial baby!

1977 - I was working and going to College. I was also heavily involved in politics and political campaigns. Aaaah, those were the days when my life was exciting and boyfriends were plentiful. LOLOL

Anne

Married, in college and mother of a newborn son.

Planning a wedding and saving up for our first home. We were told we should rent first,that there would be plenty of time to buy a house. Good thing we didn't listen or we'd of been priced out over the next few years.

Senior in 3-year Arts course in Univ., leading to B.A., in summer worked as student minister in a small church in the country that had services only in summer.

On June 25 that summer of 1950, North Korea invaded the South - the Koreans refer to that date by the month and date, as many in the world do regarding 9-11. Some local communists claimed that the South jumped the North ... and almost frothed at the mouth when we laughed and told them ...

... "Yeah - the South jumped the North ... and three days later lost not only their capital city ... but their military headquarters, as well. Some generals should have been shot had that been the case.

"Pigs might fly, too ... but I ain't seen any, lately".

If there's anything that people who take themselves very seriously can't stand ... it's for folk who disagree to laugh at them, while making some telling debating points.

In fall began 3-year seminary course leading to being ordained as a clergyperson in The United Church of Canada, a liberal Protestant church, formed when Methodists, Congregationalists and about 70% of the Presbyterians went together 25 years earlier, in 1925.

Following graduation and ordination, was appointed as missionary/relief worker in South Korea, helping refugees get their lives back in some semblance of order.

War is awful.

ole joyful

I turned 21 in the summer of 1970. My mother had just died less than two weeks earlier, and we had always celebrated our birthdays together, since mine was the day before hers. So, my 21st birthday was a real bummer. And two weeks later my father died, so things didn't get better for a while. The year ended with my first wedding in December... And my first hubs had taken me to see Elvis in Las Vegas to "celebrate" my 21st birthday. I guess that was the highlight of the year.

I joined the Air Force, spent the first part of that year in basic training and then in tech school. Got my assignment swapped with some guy who wanted to go home, I wanted to be closer to my boyfriend in NV. Ended up in Arizona.

In senior year of college, going on job interviews and looking forward to having money for discretionary spending. Met my husband.

I had been married for four years to my first husband and had a three year old dd. I worked for RCA.

Linda

Married for three years and had two sweet little girls, born 16 months apart. Didn't have a penny to spare, but we were happy, happy, happy.

Rose

Married for about a year and a half... pregnant with my oldest dd. I was living in Hawaii in a very small town called Makaha. Not much work there, and since my husband had to take our car to work to the base that was about 45 minutes away, I had to work in that small town. I worked at a Woolworths at the lunch counter.

The New Years Day that I was 21 years old, I was in my senior year of college, had just finished my student teaching, and was 3 weeks away from starting to date the son of one of my father's friends. And that worked out very well--we're in our late 50's and have been married almost 38 years.

Nice time, but there's no way I'd ever go back--not to that age or any other. I'm too focused on the adventures yet to come to want to relive those I've already had.

that was 40 years ago for me...was working for pacific tele and and married to xh...we lived in glendale ca, and i worked in la crescenta...drove a 68 dodge dart i loved!

I was married and had 3 kids under 10 yrs of age,and DH & I were in the midst of building a nightclub & 12 unit inn and a 3BR apartment, all under 1 roof! Opened 6 months later & I was cooking for 150-200 people every weekend plus wedding receptions & banquets! Loved it but-too much too soon? You bet! Sold it 5 yrs later.

Had a suprise wedding shower on my 21st birthday....married 2 months later, moved to a different state, etc.

I turned 21 in 1971 and was in graduate school, had just gotten engaged although we didn't marry for 2 years, and working part time at Kroger's Supermarket to pay my tuition.

I was divorced with 2 little girls, that were 15 mo. apart, working at Western Electric. I had no car, and rode 20 miles to work in a car pool.
Leslie

Living on my own, working full time for a discount store. Didn't care for the roommate I had. Realized in May that the guy that had been in the group...was "The One"!

My lung had collapsed for the 3rd time and decided that I would have the thoracotomy (open chest surgery)to prevent it from happening again....4 weeks in bed recouping. "/ (I would rather have kidney stones than to ever go through that surgery again!!!)

I was married for 2 years, had bought our first place...an old dairy farm, and spent all my spare time with my horses.

Assisting surgeons performing operations at an evac hospital in Vietnam.

I was 21 in 1973, and a junior in college.

Taking care of my new DH and my brand new DD!! What a year!

I was a senior in college, came home to student teach and met DH. I was the Speech Therapist and he was the 4th grade teacher. Graduated and got married one month after I turned 22.

I graduated from college and had my daughter. I had gotten married after my first year of college. I started my first post college job, and we bought our first house.

On my 21st birthday I got the news that I was PG.... WOOO HOOOO had been married since I was 18 and had been trying for over a year to have a baby. He is now 26 and I am still married to Mr. Right!

We had just moved (in Nov. 1971) to the town where I still live. We had a three year old son who kept asking, "When are we gonna go home!?" LOL (He's 39 now and it's still home to him.)

I got pregnant with his sister in January of 1972.

Long time ago and a lifetime of difference. Sigh....

working at a bank...partying loads...living in a little house by myself...dating a guy I thought I would marry...(so glad I didn't)...

I was attending university, working on my 2 degrees.

It was 1972 and I was just starting college at 21. I had been working and saving my money so I could go. One of the happiest times of my life. I LOVED going to college and learning all kinds of new things.
Clare

That was 49 years ago and I had just had my 3rd son, 2 days before...When I think, 3 boys in less than 4 years, I wonder how we did it...And married almost 54 years, I've had a great life and wouldn't change a minute of it....

I think I was on a break from school (I went three years then finished up my last year later on in the evening). I was working full-time for a large surgical practice and sharing an apartment with a friend right off of South Street in Philly.

My 21st birthday was in Moscow, which was the USSR at the time. It was a university trip, in the winter over the Christmas holidays, which was quite interesting during those times. My parents were very concerned! I made it back just fine and celebrated my 36th in Athens, Greece.

I just celebrated my 54th here at home!

Cameron

My husband was in Vietnam and I was working in a garment factory and living with my parents. It is not a year I want to go back to.

Working full time as a nurse on the 11-7 shift. Still living with my parents and clubbing on my nights off! Also doing lots of traveling because I could afford it!
Judy

Going to college and having a blast!

I can't believe how many people here were already married when they were 21! Wow!

I was living in Niger, West Africa on the border of the Sahara Desert as a Peace Corps Volunteer and having the time of my life. It was a wonderful place then. I highly recommend Peace Corps service.

I was already married for two years, no kids yet...My now xh was working late on my birthday, so I walked to the local neighborhood pub and had my first "legal" drink.
They didn't even ID me. Woo Hoo. Walked home.

Trin

I was married and working for the telephone company as an operator.

Linda

Was working in the office of a large bakery in N.J. and got preggers with first ds in February that year.He was born Oct 13th.
Kathi

I was going to college and working part time at a Cumbies to pay for my books. Had lots of dates, didn't meet the love of my life til the following year. NancyLouise

Lets see for me that was 10 years ago. I had been married for 4 years,had a 4 year old daughter, and 1 year old son. I was a stay at home mom. Now Im 31 been happily married for 14 years (considering that me and hubby were 17 when we married,I think were doing pretty good),have a 14 year old teenager (who will be in high school next year),and 11 year old son (who will be in middle school). They both consider us OLD! Weve added a min-pin and great dane. Oh ya,and I work full-time now. Even though we had some tough times I wouldnt trade my life for the world! :0) -Smile247

1983 - I was a junior in college.

I loved the 80s.

I graduated from high school in 1980.
I met my husband in 1982.
I graduated from college in 1985.
I got married in 1986.
We had our first child in 1989.

Sheryl

Thanks for starting this thread, Mimi Boo.

What an interesting lot of stories that people have told ... some great variety, and a number of similarities, as well.

All in all ... enjoyable.

ole joyful