I operate under the assumption that if you’re reading my blog you probably already know “my story.” At least some it. If you don’t know it here’s a quick recap. In a nutshell, five years ago everything I own, including all the crap that I didn’t remember I owned, was stolen in transit when I moved back home from North Carolina. Not some of my stuff Everything I Owned. At the time it was devastating. Now I could care less. I only think about it when I miss my pictures. And that’s usually around the holidays. Thank God for Kodak. The camera has got to be the best invention EVER in the 20th Century!!! For sure in the top ten. This leads me to my point…
Last week my bff, Michael, ran across this picture in his old photo album and emailed it to me. This is my nephew and niece, Hunter and Hayley (pictured above, circa 1995). I was so happy to see it! We had bbq’d that night, Michael and I and the twins at my old place in Santa Monica. Hunter realized he was allergic to cats, we watched “Field of Dreams” on video and the kids danced around like Amy Madigan in the Burn the books you Nazi Cow scene. We all laughed til we cried and I think I may have tinkled in my pants a bit too!!!! This photo brought back so many memories, a virtual scrapbook unfolded in my mind. Like the opening credits on All My Children.
This past Easter Sunday marked the first holiday the twins didn’t come home from college. We all knew it would happen and we all knew we’d feel the hole. We had our usual group of family and friends. We did our usual thing, eating, drinking, laughing – yet the passage of time, the ghosts of all the Easters before shone brighter than ever. I caught myself watching my Dad as he moved around in his usual, albeit slower way. Then suddenly being startled by my own reflection as I sail into my 50s this year. After many glasses of wine my sister put on some old videos of when the children were young. Our memories, told through these pictures, anchor us, give us roots and make us feel connected to each other. They are our history – our story! We laughed and we bawled in grateful recognition of these amazing moments in our lives… Happy tears – tears that honor and appreciate the gifts that love has bestowed onto us. As a family we sat and watched – and we made another wonderful memory.
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