…we’ll remember all through our lives. So goes a verse in the Carpenters’ Christmas classic, “Sleigh Ride.” This song will be playing while my parents and I drag up the big plastic containers with red and green lids from the basement that snugly hold our universe of Christmas decorations. We’ll pick and choose from the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘memories’
These things are the wonderful things…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bonfires, Christmas, family, holidays, memories, traditions on December 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
25 birthdays
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 25, birthdays, memories on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
At this very moment, I’m celebrating my 25th birthday in Germany with my mom, probably drinking fabulous beer (bier) out of a stein. But I prepared in advance a little snapshot of my birthday memories from over the years – here’s a trip down memory lane through 25 of my favorite moments from 25 years [...]
Thanks for the memories
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Casey, corgi, death, dog, memories, pet on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Sunday, I wrote about the passing of my dog, Casey, in the immediate aftermath of it. My emotions were raw, my denial firm, my tears spilling onto the keyboard as I tried to cram every possible memory of him into a post to show how I felt about this immense loss. It’s two days [...]
Good night, Ceeter Cotter
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brother, corgis, death, dogs, memories, pets, tribute on September 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This afternoon, I was in the midst of a sunny, warm outing to the Adam’s Morgan Day Festival with a couple of friends, when I got a call from my mom – and immediately knew something was wrong. “Casey’s gone,” she said. My world stopped. Casey, my little tri-colored corgi, “Ceeter Cotter,” as we nicknamed [...]
Remember when?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged best friend, growing up, memories, yearbooks on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend my best friend from back home in Ohio came up from Georgia to spend time with me, after I was having an rough time earlier in the week. I didn’t have to ask – when I called her late Monday night, upset, she immediately said, “I’m coming up there.” Molly is getting married [...]
Memories…of the way we were…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged college, friends, memories, relationships on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yeah, it’s cheesy. And if you’re a guy reading this, you’re probably like, “Seriously?” The girls know though. Anyway, this isn’t about Robert Redford or a romance that went wrong. This weekend there were two events that dregged up memories, and so it’s just interesting to look back sometimes and think about how things have [...]
