Who knew this old drinking fountain could evoke such emotions from me? As I rode my bike with my daughter through my old stomping grounds, that have become hers or will soon become hers, I was struck with nostalgia but also a sadness for days long gone, for people missing from houses that I thought they'd inhabit forever, for buildings still standing, others leveled & rebuilt. So many many memories made throughout the streets of my neighborhood. I'm as sensitive & sentimental as they come, I can't help longing just a little bit for those days. But I also can't help but smile & even laugh because I've been blessed with a lifetime of beautiful things. I've even been blessed with some not beautiful things.:) So to my daughter soon to move on to a new chapter of life....no fear, go beYOUtiful. Enjoy each moment, seize the day, smile & laugh a lot. You will have ups & downs in life, & that's ok because it will shape & mold you into a strong, capable, loving woman. But I digress.....that old, broken drinking fountain, a remnant left of my childhood, one I drank from as a Kindergartener so long ago. You got me. Thanks for the memories. #carpediem
