I can't believe I'm posting this ...
I really can't believe I'm about to do this. You know I just recently hit the treasure trove when it came to old family pics. Today I received another gift in the form of a CD with about 650 pics of our family (from my mom's side of the family.) I was looking through them and, by God, there are some memories here. This first one is one of the only pics of my mom and dad's wedding day. She was only 16. My dad commented tonight that if that had happened today, he would have been thrown in jail. Oh how the times have changed, huh? They are the couple on the left:
Till death do us part ...
The pic is very degraded but I'm gonna try and repair it if I can. Next is a pic of your humble correspondent at a very early age on my birthday: (this is the part I can't believe I'm posting.)
Happy Birthday to me!
Dontcha just love the hat? Finally, a pic that kind of rips at my guts:
What happened?
I just can't figure out what happened between then and now. On a good note, when she came over to pick up the boys Christmas Day, she brought her older sister with her. I have always gotten along with her sisters. I love them like they were my own. We hugged (her oldest sister and I) and I told her I loved her. She looked at me and told me she loved me too. I almost lost it. I was so scared she was going to hate me. But she looked at me and said "Don't worry." I did lose it just a bit then and I think she got a little choked up too. That is the one thing I regret most of all ... the estrangement from her family. I hope that in the next year, we can work some of this out. I really miss them.
Well, enough being maudlin. Christmas is over and now it's time to look forward to a new year. The new year will bring a new beginning for me and I can't wait! I'm off the rest of the week and plan on scrubbing the house top to bottom. I hope yours is more exciting. See you tonight for HNT. MWAH!
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Is it your birthday today? Or did I misread that? Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Great photos, and memories.
Posted by: Sister Spikey Mace | December 26, 2006 11:13 PM
those photos are a treasure. it's so great taht you have them all and can preserve them.
and i am so glad you got that loving affirmation you needed from your SIL. i think that must have been your best gift this christmas and i truly hope that somehow the realtionships can be mended.
big hugs, tommy
Posted by: lime | December 27, 2006 1:08 AM
Great pictures. I love going down memory lane and unfortunately not all are happy but if we find the happiness from the moment they were taken we can always find a smile in there somewhere. Now did that make any sense??
Posted by: jillie | December 27, 2006 12:20 PM
Excellent that someone in your family took the time to put all those pics on CD! Nice gift!
Posted by: Seamus | December 27, 2006 1:04 PM
Your so lucky to get the CD. The happy memories are great to relive, but the sad one are useful too. They all are what made us what we are today. And you my friend, turned out pretty well IMO.
Posted by: BTExpress | December 27, 2006 3:49 PM
Ahh sweet Tommy...guess it's your turn to return the favor, eh?
Thank you.
For saying what I could not this Christmas.
May you have a magnificent new year my dear sweet friend...
Posted by: Becca | December 27, 2006 6:55 PM
Oh...and btw, the only thing I love more than the hat...is the shirt :)
Mwah.
Posted by: Becca | December 27, 2006 6:55 PM
I remember those hats my lil' brother had one but that was back in the early 60's, are you that old? You looked familiar when I was at Webmistris, so I had to check ya out. Have a really great New Year!
Posted by: Babsbitchin | December 29, 2006 3:20 PM