rachely marie.: NEVER forget ..

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget:

I'm really good at forgetting things. In fact, with each passing day sometimes it feels like I was never even in middle school -- it seems like such a blur. I'm certain I'm not the only one. Movies? Until I've seen them about 5 times -- I can watch them over and over, as if I've never seen them. Yes, horrible memory, I know!

As far as something I wish I could forget, hmm. That's no fun. Life is tough. It's a lot tougher with every passing year and more responsibility .. words I shared with my high school aged second cousin just yesterday. Oh, to be 16 again ..

But forgetting? I'd never want to forget. I am who I am today because of what I haven't forgotten. I'm grateful for what I have today, for those memories may have hurt, but they have created OH so much growth.

I may forget a lot of things, but I will never forget how my past has made me strong, so very blessed and so very happy at this point in time.

And since it is my baby boy's birthday -- I must add a blurb about THAT!

I couldn't wait for the day I could get my very own pup, but I had NO idea how much love I'd have for him.

Kristina went with me to the Humane Society. I had been several times before, but I never found a pup that was exactly what I wanted. Beau already had a hold on him, but I put a second hold on him. While we were waiting, we chose the name Beau -- that was it, that quickly .. he became my Beau. I literally couldn't sleep for the two days it took to find out if he was mine. I remember the lady calling me to tell me that the other family never called back. He was ready for me to pick him up. I had signed up to donate blood and still had to buy a leash -- I had waited just in case the other family got him. I rushed (as much as I could) through all of that and went to pick him up. He was terrified of the whole situation, but he bonded with me the minute I brought him home. Again, a memory I will NEVER forget.

Today, he's the same way -- if I go downstairs, Beau goes downstairs, if I go into the garage, Beau waits by the door. He can't stand to be away from me.