Today I am thankful for memories...
My 30 years on this beautiful earth have been filled with so many wonderful memories created by experiences and relationships. I was talking with my dad tonight about when I was born and it is interesting to me not only what we remember but how we remember it. I have very vivid sensory memories: smells, tastes, sounds, the way something felt. He was describing the sounds and smells of the Pine Island Cheese Fest on the night I was born 30 years ago and the way the weather had turned cooler just like tonight's breeze. I used to have a sweatshirt that my dad used to wear and the smell was "dad" to me. My mom has a way of holding hands that is special to our family. I can still remember how soft my brother's skin was when I held him as a baby. All of these amazing memories come flooding back when I start to think about the life I have lived thus far.
As I move on to the next decade of life, I know that new memories will be created and will add to the beautiful mosaic of my life! Here's to the next 30 years!
I didn't realize it was your 30th!! Extra double happy birthday! :) I know what you mean about senses - especially smells. A few years ago I went swimming in the small lake I grew up by as a kid and coming up out of the water and the smell - took me straight back to summers there and all the fun we had.
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