Priceless Memories

This picture is one of my favorite memories.  This is my Dad & I at the airport the last

time I flew home before Jarred & I got married.  I still remember practicing dancing with him

that day for our Father of the Bride dance to "My Girl."

Today has been one of those days I'll always remember.  My mom sold her house a few weeks ago and has to be out in mid-April.  Although she's been packing for several weeks trying to "declutter", after you've lived in a house for almost 30 years you "accumulate" a LOT of stuff!!!  The majority of the "stuff" left for us to pack and sift through were those things that had sentimental value... letters, "homemade projects", pictures, and even "report cards from Santa"!!! LOL!!!  We have relived some of the most fun memories and cried with some of the hardest.  Change is never easy, and although this closure is leading to the beginning of a new adventure, it's still hard. 

I think I'll always remember my kids' face when we showed them boxes FULL of my parents' old 45 records this afternoon!  Man have times changed!  We enjoyed "jamming out" to some of our favorites (courtsey of the internet since we couldn't use the record player) which consisted of: "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller Band, "Upside Down" by Diana Ross, and  "Mickey" by Toni Basil

Those were good times!!!  I hope in the craziness of life my kids are still able to cherish some memories.  The pace of life we live seems so much faster now and society leads us to push our kids to be ALL they can be and do it BEFORE anyone else... to be involved in as MANY things as possible and to gauge success on how MUCH you can do in as LITTLE time possible.  It's all about efficeincy and the emphasis on quality has long since faded.  Yes it has advantages, but is the tradeoff really worth it???  Is that what life is really about?  Not for me.  You know, when it comes down to it, every day is a gift NOT a gaurantee!  I wonder what a different world it would be if everyone would wake up and think about that... try it!  Tomorrow when you wake up before you think of anything else, think, "Today is a gift!  How will I choose to use it???"  I think I'm going to focus my energy on making more priceless memories with my family!