Awakening Countless Memories

2:58AM

I was organizing my "office" tonight when I ran across old pictures that I completely forgot about. It's funny how when we see certain images a switch flips in our head. We start remembering that event, how we felt, our state of mind, and certain memories associated with those images.

This post will end abruptly, I wish I knew how I could wrap it up... but I think it's better this way. Much like our memories.

Image 1: Daedra and I

This photo was taken at a Cardinals game. My sister, Nick, Daedra, and I chose to go to the game after receiving free tickets from my parents business. We left after the 6th inning over hunger. As we were walking out of the stadium, Pujols scored a home run.
On a decision over food, we went to a pizzeria off Delmar in U City. Above this pizzeria was a tattoo parlor. To cut the story short- That was the night I got my first tattoo.

But with this picture I recalled a lot of good memories I had with Daedra. Fishing in New Town, Prom, Truman Lake...

She opened up a new world for me. Still can't thank her enough.

Image 2: Oscar and Layla

This is one of three pictures that I have that isn't blurry with the both of them in it. Ferrets don't like to be still. They're very energetic, I only snapped this shot because I disoriented them with the flash.

With this picture comes a story of how I got these two rascals. They were a birthday gift from Daedra. Over the past year and a half these two have brought much joy to my life. As annoying as they can be at times, I love them to death.

We got Oscar from Petsmart. When I first saw him in his glass cage he frightened me. I didn't want an albino ferret. The Petsmart guy got him out and let me hold him; to get a feel for him. In a split second I decided that he was a lovable bastard.

After realizing that Oscar was lonely in his new home we decided to get Layla. We spotted Layla at the mall, through a glass window. She was energetic, smart, and curious. She was the only one who could jump out of the cage when the door open. After getting her, we took her home to meet Oscar.

Image 3: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This image was taken close to Thanksgiving 2008. We drove to Toronto from Niagara Falls. This was a few weeks after my break up with Daedra. I remember the drive from St. Louis to Niagara still. It was in the 30s, I topped my car out at 138mph on 70 East somewhere in Illinois. We were gridlocked in Ohio for 2 hours, moving less than a mile. A memory that really sticks to me was the talk I had with Niki during the drive. We talked about relationships, how they sucked when they end. How to move on. How its for the best. It will probably remain as the best heart-to-heart talk I've ever had with her.

In this image you will also see an Electric Blue Mitsubishi Lancer. I kept on this persons ass all the way into downtown Toronto. I was slightly excited to see another Lancer almost like mine, but it wasn't- that owner cheaped out and bought an ES.

There are many memories in Toronto, but writing all of them would turn this post into a novel.