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May 18, 2010

liftoff

What are your earliest memories? I remember being four and eating a green pepper in pre-K in the back room of the neighborhood rec center. I remember that once in a while the janitor, Jim, would build huge castles using floor mats. I thought it was cool that a man named “gym” built castles in our gym.
watching the launch

Little boy, I hope you remember seeing a rocket ship. I know I always will.

And I hope I always remember finding back roads across central Florida to try to beat the traffic home. Two skinny cows and two skinny calves. A one-lane bridge over a creek. Mailboxes stacked six-high with “pony express” written on the side. Bright green springtime grass and wildflowers and jewel-blue skies with just a wisp of cloud cover here and there.

My boys in the back seat and me and my mom in the front, giggling and pointing across the countryside.


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  • http://feuxdeforet.wordpress.com emily

    What a fantastic memory gift! I bet he'll remember…

  • http://room704.us VDog

    Very sweet love.

  • http://www.feastafterfamine.com dana

    I remember falling out of my grandfather's parked truck and busting my lip. Then watching the blood turn the milk I was drinking red. I remember the same grandfather teaching me to kiss. In a lovely, grandfather way. Not a creepy, molester way. I remember falling to the floor with heaving sobs when I saw the dress my mother wanted me to wear to the first day of kindergarten. I was a tomboy, you see, and despised all things girly.
    Thanks for sparking the trip down Memory Lane.

  • http://www.kidtogrownup.com/ BobbiJanay@Kid to a Grown Up

    How exciting.

  • http://www.theecochic.com The Eco Chic

    We must live such similar yet such different lives! We made that treck on Friday as well but we didn't come home; stayed in Orlando for the evening. It was a gorgeous day for a launch and it was so packed! We were at the marina next to the park on Hwy 1 – waited for 40 minutes just to use the bathroom at the park – then finally saw the launch. My 4th time – my husbands first! My son is a veteran – my parents have taken him several times. Great video – all I got were some good still images. Thanks for sharing!

  • thepeachy1

    I remember my grandfather ( hero) coming home from work and us sharing the magical 2 cookies in his lunchbox he didn't eat that day. Everyday. I remember the smell of sawdust that to this day makes me feel his presence. And until I was a mom, and he was gone I didn't realize that every day that man packed 2 extra cookies in his lunch box and even when hungry he saved them for us to share, he planned that. Everyday and never told me. He was a quite man and I was the only grandchild out of 9 allowed to hang out with him. I remember how special it was. I don't remember enough. so thank you for helping me remember.

  • mel_agirlnamedmel

    what a cool experience.

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  • mommymae

    i sat in our rocking chair holding the 2 little ones in front of the t.v. last week. they thought it was really cool & i thought it was, too. it reminded me of watching the challenger take off and come down when i was in school. i was a little on edge, even, hoping all would go well for the team. it made me happy to count down with them, watch their wide eyes as the rocket booster blew & the shuttle shot up in the air amidst the smoke.

    i bet it was amazing for you.

  • http://www.staciesmadness.com staciesmadness

    that is an awesome photo TO remember the day by…great job!

  • http://asouthernfairytale.com/ Rachel – A Southern Fairytale

    I love so much.
    One of my first REAL strong memories is tasting mustard for the first time on a pretzel stick at a picnic with my parents.