Memories

I was mentally filling out this thing I saw about memory. There were words such as smell, touch, sound etc and you were to connect them to a specific memory. So I decided to share.

Smell- my absolute favorite season is fall so that started a lot of thoughts swirling around in my head. I remember times when I was in grade school going to the pumpkin farm and taking hay rides and I can still smell the hay. Going to corn mazes on a cool crisp fall night with the smell of the corn stalks and the smoke from a distant fire bring me back. I think the best memory is sitting a freshly cut lawn with friends from MLC watching an MLC football game. Nothing beats college football, especially in the fall.

Taste- Just a few months ago, my friend Erin came down to visit me. We decided to go to this beach bar and she ordered crab legs and I got bacon wrapped scallops. I'm not a huge seafood fan by any means and I hadn't tried scallops before, so I thought what the heck. I love bacon, so even if I hated the scallops, I still had bacon. However, I had never eaten something so delicious in my life. The bacon was just right and the scallops were so mouthwatering...I couldn't stop eating. I have never finished a whole plate of food EVER until this time. I would go back and get it again in a heartbeat.

Sight- I've seen a lot in my short 21 years of living. I have a seen a lot of natural wonders like the Grand Canyon, and no matter how many times you go, it still leaves you awestruck. I've seen historical places and being inside them or around them makes you feel rather insignificant. But I think the thing that most stands out to be is September 11th. I still to this day remember exactly where I was, who I was with, and how old I was. I remember the panic across the faces of my classmates and my teacher. I remember seeing the planes crash and the towers falling. I remember how that morning started...not a cloud in the sky. It was so perfect, but then it wasn't. I remember how I felt as it all unfolded. That sight will forever be etched into my brain.

Touch- this was hard to pick a precise memory at first, but then I remembered my family trip to Mexico and we went swimming with dolphins. I was so terrified. We got to touch them and I tried to avoid them as much as possible. I do remember that there skin was smooth and not really slimy as I had thought they would be. I wish that I would have enjoyed the experience more.

Sound- basically any concert I have ever been to with any of my friends. If not that then fireworks. To most people its just colors exploding in the sky and they have a loud sound. This is true, but with that, for me takes me back to my childhood and they dog days of summer. Fourth of July's were tradition...going to grandma and grandpa's house with aunts, uncles and cousins. We had our special spot that we sat at every year. It seemed to me as you got older you were supposed to lose interest in that sort of thing. My parents and grandparents could care less now if they see fireworks. Maybe its just the kid in me or the fact that it reminds me of the really fun and easy days of being a kid...but I will always love fireworks and will always love the 4th of July!