[Seek] Memories

When I called my parents the other day, my mom told me they were looking through old photo albums. I remember my mom putting together these photo albums when I was a small child and, throughout my childhood, begging my parents to take them out so we could take a walk down memory lane. 

Water warblers at Nana and Grampy's house

Every once in a while when we're at my parents' house, I take them out and look through them. I haven't done so in the longest time. Once this quarantine is over, I'd love to curl up on a couch at my parents' house with photo albums and my family and share the memories.

Caught a frog at Emerald Lake in New Hampshire

My usual routine every morning is to get on Facebook and click on "Memories." I've noticed that in the past week or so, I haven't. I found myself getting sad about all the things we're currently missing - homeschool co-op, mainstage, Camp Calumet Spring Cleaning Weekend, simply getting together with friends. And looking at memories from a year or three ago wasn't helping. And then a "memories" album popped into my feed and it changed my perspective. 

College roomies turned best friends

Future husband and my sister growling at each other

Steyer 5

The memories from my childhood, college, early marriage, and my children's early years, I could still look on with joy. Why couldn't I do the same with more recent memories? Why not enjoy the more recent memories in a similar way, realizing that my enjoyment of the things we did is no way diminished by my inability to do those things now due to quarantine? Why not add joy to my quarantine days by reminiscing and laughing with my family about the awesome things we did at this time last year?

Now to dig out our photo albums ... and to delve into each day's social media memories with joy, thanksgiving, and hope!