Hurry Up

They say pictures are worth a thousand words. Do you believe that? Or is it the memories that picture brings back that is worth so much? I have pictures all around me of family and friends wherever I go in my house, and every time I see them, it brings back all of those memories of the vacation I was on, or the night out with friends, or the simplicity of life in the summer time! However, I have never been one to take a lot of pictures. I just really don’t like it, because people can’t just take one picture, they have to take several, and I have things to do! But after the fact, when I see them all put together in a collage or just sitting around giving the room a personality, it does make me happy and feel good inside. Especially if the picture is of a person that has passed away. Those are the ones I cherish the most. Family means a lot, and can never be replaced, and the pictures of them helps me to remember the place that person holds in my heart and of all of the lovely times I had with them. To me, the best pictures are the ones where people are laughing! It makes you think, what are they laughing at, and do they still laugh when they see this picture? I know that if I walk by a picture, and I am in it cracking up, I start laughing all over again, mostly because I remember what someone said or did, and it had that big of an impact on me! So I guess what I am trying to say is, I hate the process of actually taking the pictures and having to deal with ‘does everybody look good?’ and that sort of thing, but I love the outcome and how still memories come to life when you see them and remember what was happening at that exact moment.