Nov 14, 2010

Reminiscing...

Someday, when we both reminisce we'll both say, 'There wasn't too much we missed,' and through the tears we'll smile when we recall we had it all for just a moment......

How many of you ever so often get a flashback of something that brings back fond memories and makes you wonder about the what if......


La Jolla CA
 Today I have been reminiscing about the life I once had in California .... I lived there for a little over three years and had a wonderful time.  I vividly remember arriving in California and our first stop was La Jolla, San Diego.  What a wonderful sight.  I thought this was where I wanted to live forever....I love where we live now (Florida, Chicago and The Bahamas) but, every so often I wonder and wonder about that life in California.....


Rodeo Drive CA
 I remember the first time going to Rodeo Dr, Farmers Market in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.  Everything was more than I expected.  I went into a store in Beverly Hills.  The salesperson took one look at me and assumed I could not afford to buy anything in the store.  She ignored me...and much to her shock and surprise I did buy something but not from her...still makes me smile thinking of it...



Mala and Rima visiting CA
 
One of my favorite memories was the time I was standing at Sunset Blvd. in LA.  All of a sudden a stretch limo pulls up next to me and the back window goes down.  There was this man nicely dressed asking me how much I charged.   Had no clue what he was referring to so I said, "charge...charge  for what"?  Later I found out what was going on...still smiling about this also...


I was young and impressionable. Going by the Hollywood sign what a treat. Driving along the Pacific coast highway so much fun..  having my sisters visit what a wonderful time it was......

I have a great life today...no questions about that but every so often an image creeps into my brain and I am taken over by a flood of memories... Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose....


Las Vegas
 I consider myself very fortunate to have lived in so many wonderful places and to be able to continue enjoying life to the fullest with the man I love.... 

A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen....

until next time...