Memories

Image by HazySue
@HazySue (39265)
Gouverneur, New York
January 27, 2018 8:39am CST
This morning as I was going through yet another box of stuff I came across the photo I used for this post. Boy does it bring back memories. The photo is of my ex-sister-in-law, myself, and my oldest and only daughter at the time. It was the day of her wedding, I was her Matron of Honor and my daughter was her flower girl. As I sat and looked at the picture, memories flooding my mind, tears filled my eyes. The bride in the photo died recently and it was startling to see her as she was. She is sorely missed. My daughter is the one who had the miracle baby this past June. We feel truly blessed by that event. Well, it's time for me to get back to work. Here's hoping everyone has a positively marvelous day.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
27 Jan 18
I am very sorry she passed away, I suppose she was still very young.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
She was 66 years old when she passed. It was sudden and unexpected.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
28 Jan 18
@HazySue I thought she still was pretty young.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Jan 18
@LadyDuck She had a major stroke and was gone two days later.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
28 Jan 18
Its a lovely photo.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
Thanks, I can't believe I was ever that young.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
28 Jan 18
@HazySue Why not?
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Jan 18
@Courtlynn I don't know, I guess because it seems so long ago.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
28 Jan 18
Tangible pictures you can hold in your hand seem to be even more poignant that the ones we have saved on the computer. I am glad you have this.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
So am I. I don't know why but I also feel that a picture on the wall or in an album is better than on the computer.
celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jan 18
How sad, such memories. But to have them is to have this person live again for us for a short time.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jan 18
@HazySue .....Tears of joy I wager.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Jan 18
@celticeagle joy and the pain of missing her.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
Even though it may have brought tears to my eyes it also brought me some very good memories of our friendship.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117193)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Jan 18
Memories like that trigger emotions we aren't always prepared for but now you have a chance to share it with your daughter .... and her kids, I'm sure they'd love to see this.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117193)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Jan 18
That's wonderful @HazySue
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
They do love seeing pictures of days gone by. The daughter in the picture installed this one as a screen saver on her computer.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 18
Some old photos really do bring back some very special memories. I'm sorry you lost your friend.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
Thanks you. I knew her before I married her brother. She was special.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Jan 18
@JudyEv She was a very special person. The type that does not come along very often.
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Toni
@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
28 Jan 18
It's nice to look back at old photos. We will always have memories of the people that has been part of our lives and it's something that will live on. You have been blessed.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
I look at pictures of the past and do realize how blessed my life has been. They bring back so many good memories.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Jan 18
I always love going back through old photo albums and reminiscing over each of the photos. It's amazing how looking at one photo that captures one point in time in the past can trigger entire memories of the events surrounding that picture! Sometimes when I look at a photo I can remember vivid details like what song was playing on the radio, what the weather was like, how I was feeling, etc. So nice that our minds can pull back up those memories from simply looking at a photo!
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
I agree. I find that smells and music do the same thing. It is amazing how welol you can remember those times way back when.
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