Going with the #tbt Throwback Thursday theme, I thought I'd write about how I'm thankful for my memory. Being able to remember things, while not too much, I am able to remember things. I am thankful for the hard times that I want to forget, and for the things that make me smile time and time again. I've had moments that make me ashamed/embarrassed that such things could come out of my mouth, but as my KWMCAngel told me today, we continue to learn by failing. If we don't screw up, how will we know that pain and take steps to ensure it doesn't happen again?

I remember being in 3rd grade and starting at a new school. I was a quiet shy kid, who knew no one, despite moving only 20 minutes away. I felt alone, and remember crying that first day and the one person who was nice to me was Carrie Albinson. Good and bad memory. I remember getting 2 permanent teeth out to get braces in 6th grade. I didn't have enough novocaine, and I could feel the whole thing. Painful event that lead to a beautiful smile that I've heard is appreciated by many. I remember singing at a talent show in 5th grade, and when my pianist screwed up 3 times in a row, I was very embarrassed and vowed to not sing in public again. I remember being in 11th grade, when I learned I could sing the National Anthem perfectly, so I sang at the boys basketball game against our rivals, and my voice cracked 2 times within the first line. I remember being embarrassed again, but I know I love singing so I don't care.

I remember the feeling of graduating college a semester early, and how great it felt to turn in my final paper that I worked so hard on all semester. I remember studying abroad in Ireland, and all the great people I met from all over the world. I cannot wait for all the new memories I will make in Ireland in the future. I remember all the ups and downs of who I've dated/liked in my life - that's like a whole nother book..not even a blog post. 

I'm able to remember my moments of pain, and turn them into positive things. I don't always see what those positive things are, in the short run, long run, or possibly ever. But I know it's going to all turn out well in the end (:

 

Me in Cobh, Ireland (: I love the Titanic

Definitely a dream come true