Ann Marie Braun:
CLASS OF 1976
Floral Park Memorial High SchoolClass of 1976
Floral park, NY
Briarcliffe CollegeClass of 1977
Bethpage, NY
St. Rita SchoolClass of 1972
Brooklyn, NY
Our Lady of Victory SchoolClass of 1972
Floral park, NY
John Bowne High SchoolClass of 1971
Flushing, NY
Ann Marie's Story
Life
My Spouse
It was Memorial Day 1994. The temperature climbed above 70 and that meant the beach for me. I headed down to Jones and planned to relax and bake all day. The weather had other plans for me, though. The wind really kicked up in the afternoon and whipped the sand around. About 3:00-ish, I gave up and started the drive back to my apartment in Floral Park. Just as I neared the Roslyn Road exit on the Northern State Westbound, I decided at the very last minute...no, second...to get off and head up to Bar Beach in Port Washington. North Shore beaches are typically less windy than those on the South Shore. It was almost 4:00 by the time I got to the sand and I was in a grumpy mood. The beach was pretty empty except for a tall, thin, hairy tanned guy with a beard sitting in a lounge chair a few feet away. My first thought was, "I hope he doesn't try to start a conversation. I'm just not in the mood." Well, his opening line was, "Did anyone ever tell you that you look good in a black bathing suit?" With that, he got my attention and eventually my heart. We've been married since June 1, 1996 and have a little boy. I love the both of them dearly.
My Kids
Marc Harrison was born on October 11, 1996, about a month prior to the Class of '76 twenty-year reunion. Needless to say, I was not "in the mood" to party.
Despite the adjustments, sacrifices, and compromises that come along with having a child, he is the best thing that ever happened to me. Marc is my little miracle and one of my best friends.
School
"...funniest, happiest, and craziest" school memories? I don't think so! Up until about...Expand for more
my Junior year (1975), I couldn't stand school. It was everything but funny, happy and crazy. Academically, I was a C-D student. Socially, I was shy and awkward. I can't remember one teacher or counselor who bothered to inspire or motivate me. Then, at some point in my Junior year, I changed. I mustered the courage to get involved in activities and widened my small social circle. I lost a little weight and starting wearing contact lenses. Suddenly, school was "fun." I didn't mind being there every day. My happy memories? Cast parties at Eisenhower Park (most of them in the rain), house parties where no one could figure out whose house it was, and "smoky" afternoons in the basement with friends listening to Billy Joel's "Pianoman" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird."
College
College was the most personally fulfilling experience of my life. I loved it. I loved to study hard and have it pay off with all A's. I loved the praise I got from my professors. I loved being on the Dean's List. It was a shock to me that I was capable of achieving A's. After all, in high school I was a C and maybe an occasional B student. When I went to night school and did so well, I realized that I wasn't "stupid" and that if I worked hard and made it important, I could be very smart indeed. God, I realized I had a brain. Awesome! Then, years later, I got married and had a son. Consequently, the brain turned to mush. However, I'm confident that "the brain" is still in there somewhere: buried under the daily housework, the homework assignments, the Boy Scout meetings, the office, and obsessing about financial difficulties.
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