The Alarm Clock That Keeps Going and Going and...

I received a great present from my parents on my 15th birthday. The year was 1985 and I had asked for a clock radio. My parents delivered and I opened a beautiful white clock radio trimmed in pink and green, complete with a snooze button and a sleep button. The radio was bought at Service Merchandise. The colors pink and green were big in the 80's and I loved my new clock radio. Little did I know then just how connected to my life this radio would become.

The year is 2010 and I open my eyes to music on my clock radio. I stumble out of bed and hit the snooze button. Nothing unordinary about that scenario, except for the fact that this is the same clock radio that I received on my 15th birthday almost 25 years ago.

Yes, I still have and use my clock radio from 1985. It has woken me from peaceful slumber for every day of school 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade. It has woke me for every vacation or trip that I have ever had to get up early for. It has woke me every day of my life from 1985-2010. Am I the only one that thinks that is somewhat amazing?

I will never replace my 80's alarm clock. It still works today just as well as the first day I received it. The time is still displayed in bright red digital numbers. The snooze button works, the sleep button works, and the radio still works.

I have often thought how freaky it would be, if on the day that I died, it stopped working. Reminds me of a Twilight episode. Hopefully both myself and my faithful alarm clock radio still have many years of service. If for some reason I happen to outlive my alarm clock, I will never part with it. I will have to sadly tuck it away in a drawer...but part with it? Never!!! 

My alarm clock radio has been faithful. It has never caused me to oversleep. It  always wakens me at the exact time I tell it to. If I tell it that I want to snooze, it will gently wake me up again in exactly 15 minutes. Oh, my radio has done an excellent job of taking care of me. I only hope I have returned the favor. I certainly appreciate my clock radio's loyalty and devotion, and I hope it appreciates mine. I have never once thought of trading it in for a new model. I never will. I hope we continue to grow old together!