WOW Wednesday...Fail!

I did not meet my own deadline. Excuses, none other than I felt a bit all over the place this week. So progress is below and it is nothing to write home about.

What has me all over the place? Inspiration. Heaps of it. I want to start everything (but I am not). Instead I have been stalking blogs and watching others finish things. I would blame it on the rain, except I live in Arizona and Milli Vanilli already used that excuse. Maybe I will blame it on Bethany and her Sunday Stimulation videos.

I found this on Youtube, it is simply wonderful.

 

This got me thinking of some of my favorite memories.

• Holding my grandmother's hand. She has a lot of grand-kids but somehow when you were with her she made you feel like her favorite. She loved Elvis, I would sit and watch Elvis movies with her and she would always hold your hand. No matter how old you were.
• My first kiss. Growing up I had two friends that were fraternal twins. I used to have a crush on one of them. He was an artist, so somehow at age 7 I lured him under my bed to draw (don't ask me why or how), and I planted one on him. More or less attacking the poor guy.
• Getting a Strawberry Sizzler Huffy Bike for Christmas.It was hot pink with strawberries on the banana seat and had wonderful pink and silver streamers that hung from the handle bars.
• Coming to the realization of just how special my mom is. One day I was watching her interact with a sales clerk. I saw this clerk go from having a grumpy face to lighting up after talking to my mom for just a few minutes. My mother has a way of making everyone feel special just by knowing her. Seeing it through my adult eyes was magical.
• Experiencing New York City for the first time with the mom.

I could go on and on, but I would love to hear one of your favorite memories.

XO

Andi

 

 

Comments

[Audry]

I'm with you. Lots of inspiration and not a lot to show for it. Although I've been addicted to a computer game this week...

The people in the video are right. It is difficult to choose a favorite memory... Well, today my favorite memory is the time I went out in a big field in the middle of the country with a friend and looked at constellations through his telescope. I finally got to see the Ring Nebula, which I had wanted to see for years.

[Mr. Puffy]

Graduation Day ~ University of Notre Dame School of Law ~ Summa Cum Laude ;) An incredible sense of achievement for me because I was a high school drop out.

[Allyson]

Favourite memories...where do I start?

So, so many :)))

The one that came to mind first was the first moment when I realised my (future) hubby really liked me. We'd just started seeing each other and I knocked on his door for a vist. He opened the door, smiled and enveloped me in a huge tender hug as if he couldn't help himself - our first hug.

Other than that
- talking for hours with friends until all sense of time has disappeared.
-exploring rock pools with my dad, with a cautious eye on the sea
- my first big (and only) hike, and how none of us could move afterwards
-seeing my premmie nephew for the first time and being consumed with love for this tiny, tiny being who whistled when he breathed
- seeing my 3 month old niece's face light up with absolute adoration when she caught sight of her mummy (yesterday's special memory)

I could keep going, but I won't. You've made me smile though ! :)))

[Andrea]

Lovely memories...I had a bright yellow banana seat bike with yellow and silver streamers as a child....loved it!!

[Peppermint Mocha Mama]

I made some new ones yesterday...

[evelyn]

Maybe it's because the seasons are changing but I'm finding myself full of inspiration, too, which also makes it hard to settle and complete WIPs. Favorite memories: Just made one over the last couple of days when taking my oldest on a college tour in the northeast and enjoying talking about his future with him. I took both my kids (younger daughter, too) and it was a lovely couple of days in each other's company, feeling excited about things to come. xo