Life through my Eyes

Memories and Keepsakes!

   

Why I take Lot’s of Pictures!

My oldest son Jeremy asked me once, "Why do you take so many pictures of me and Eric all the time, Mommy?" I told him that one day we would look at it and remember what we were doing that day. I guess I answered his question at the time because he ran off going back to what he was doing at the moment I took the picture.

It's hard to imagine holding that picture today that it has been almost forty years since I had taken it. And through the years, I have tons of photos to go through and put into albums for Jeremy and his brother Eric. I want them to hand down those pictures of memories to their children. And I hope they realize all the love that went into them, to capture those moments of time.

While others say you shouldn't live in the past, it doesn't hurt to visit it once in a while. I always took tons of pictures during our family outings and vacations. A recent vacation, I took over 3000 photos, I'm not joking people! I was afraid that it would be years before I would ever see California and my loved ones again. It turns out that covid-19 has delayed future vacations to see loved ones. I made sure that I took lots of pictures. Plus, I am a nature freak, and I take pictures of everything of beauty to me.

Recently we lost a dear friend and family member he was only 23. But, I will treasure the memories that his grandparents, mom, and I made with him through the pictures that we took during that memorable vacation in Nashville.

I didn't realize how many pictures I had of him until I started going through some photos and came across the Nashville pictures the week before he died. I had started to text them to his grandma at the time but decided not to due it being 3 am. The question that Jeremy had asked me so many years ago popped into my head. I remembered what I had told him. Now, here was a memory that I would cherish for all times.

Elek is now in Heaven watching over us, like so many other family members and friends through the years. Now we are left with pictures of memories and love that we all had for each other. The moments that we all share captured in a photo or two. Well, in my case, a thousand or two. So, while you sit there and huff and puff because you hate to take pictures, remember back to these words I heed to you.

A picture holds a thousand words and memories that will last for all eternity. You never know who's turn, it will be to leave this world tomorrow. Make great memories with them. Show your love for them while they are still here with us. Take lots of pictures because they are reminders of the good times, the great memories that we share with one another. If you use your phone, print them out! What am I saying print, print, print! Can't make an album without them. Here's to memories and keepsakes may they always be close to your heart.