Aaahhh...... Memories!

I believe the song is "Thanks for the Memories".......  Bob Hope singing it at the close of his various specials, shows and performances........  It is something I've been thinking about this week as we are away, on vacation, in a place we have come to many times over the years.  The interesting thing about "memories," though, is the changes that can happen with locations and (maybe) even the people we are seeing.

It has also been an interesting mix of being able to spend a couple of days with a special friend vs a couple of hours with a different friend.  We have said several times, this trip, it isn't the length of time but the quality of time.  It has also been an interesting mix of seeing friends still very active to some who are less active to some we are thinking might shouldn't be driving any more.  We have shared stories of our trip (last fall) and of going through similar changes with friends and family.  Time will definitely cause changes in ALL of us.

Then there are the changes in "where things are."  My sense of direction is NOT good.  I can remember something was "close" to something else but with city traffic, and road construction, it can be very "relative" how close something is.  (Of course we have been able to find the fabric, yarn and ice cream - the important​ ones!)  AND, as with the changes in friends, some of the businesses have relocated, changed hours or completely closed.

Thankfully we can be VERY thankful(!) to be able to spend time with the "memories"....  we can laugh and not start screaming!​