It’s entirely possible to view ones life in a day. You can see it flash before your very eyes if….you have a mother like mine, who tossed pictures in boxes and let them sit for 50 years! Today, my sister and I spent the entire day going through these boxes (and we know there are even more!) watching our lives unfold.
I was a cute enough kid growing up. I went from blond curls, to a pixie cut by the time I was 5. After that my hair grew in full and thick, but gone were the baby curls that my mother had so carelessly cut off. (I have never quite forgiver her for that!)
There were the pictures of me with my High School boyfriend, who became my first husband and the father of my two daughters. There were the pictures of me as I carried my two children through pregnancy. (I felt like no one had been as big as I was!) There were the pictures of me holding my babies for the fist time.
And there I was at the baptisms of my children… So small so sweet…that time flew by, too fast.
Then there I was with my current Hubby. The first few time I brought him to meet my parents and then the early years of our married life. Sharing the looks that only newly married couples share. Something so intimate and knowing.
Yes, my sister and I shared today. We watched our lives flash before our eyes. We watched our children grow, the birth of her grandchildren and the constant renewal of life.
In a flash…..
that’s awesome 🙂
I am sure you spent a nice time together rediscovering the past ! BTW if you want to show some of the pictures, don’t scan them it takes a lot of time. I just take a picture of the old picture and sharpen and retouch it a little with Picasa or HP Photosmart and they come out better then the originals !
I have Google Reader now as Mrs Lifecruiser recommended and wrote about it today it is really a very useful tool !
Does make you realize just how fast times goes and what a lifetime can hold doesn’t it?