BabyLove

Pieces from the Past

Pieces from the

Past

along with moments from the

Present

and glimpses of the

Future

can create a weird concoction

of emotions sometimes.

I'm really not sure what I'm trying to say..

but sometime in life at just the right time

and the right moment and with the right foresight

all those things intersect in a weird way.

Well in the past year

both of my mom's parents have passed away

and that has somehow

brought up a flood of thoughts, memories and emotions

that i didn't even realize i had stored up and stowed away.

i guess they were a lingering piece of my mom that was nice to have around

even tho i didn't see them much.

Anyhow, one day my dad and i went to

help clean out some things from my

Grandfather's barn/storage

and guess what we found...

this HAT.

It was a sunhat that my mom use to wear.

I had saved it, boxed it up, sent it to "Paw's" barn

and stored it

almost 15 years ago.

I guess it was just one of those things that

I liked seeing her wear and decided it was worth keeping.

I'm really surprised it was one of the few things I kept,

being that it is so big and hard to store.

It's actually really, really strange that i did.

but we found it in perfect condition

and

I am certainly glad we did!!

It somehow makes me feel like

the past and the present

have collided.

Ashlyn has enjoyed it

and seeing her little face in it

makes me see
how we are still all connected

even tho we are not together.

So much of who i am is who my mom taught me to be

and her mom taught her to be.

I would have loved to have one of those

"generations" pictures

just to see all of our smiles lined up together.

or who knows we could have all been rolling our eyes at the same time

or my mom would be telling me to sit up straighter

and i would be telling ashlyn to quit wiggling

and my grandmother would be telling all of us to stop fussing.

something like that I'm sure.

it would make a good forever-keepsake however it turned out though.

I don't worry about it all too much. I really don't.

Life is what it is and I just roll with it.

I'm happy to just enjoy the best pieces of it.

No matter if it's a hat or a picture

or a bouncy 3 year old or a flower bed full of weeds.

I'll take it and smile.

I really don't see any other approach to it.

But it's nice to turn back sometimes

and remember where you came from

and who helped pave your path.

My path was paved with little pieces of love that I still benefit from everyday.

Ashlyn's path is so far paved with little pieces of glitter.

I'm not sure yet what will be added to it...

Ahhh, the future!

(thank you to my fabulous Cousin Ann Pasquini for capturing these photos! love you!!)