If you could keep one memory, one moment in life what would it be?

[2angelsinheaven]

I was just thinking tonight, if for some reason your memory were to be erased and for some reason or another you could save one memory, what is the one moment/memory would you want to hold on to the most? I thought it would be interesting to find out what everyone's special memory is in life that they would never want to lose... If you can't think of just one, how about a top 5 or so. I couldn't pick just one, but the first one is the one I think I would hold on to.

1.) My DFiance', my favorite memory of him is us sitting on our first date on the steps of an old historic church by the river looking in each others eyes, it was from that moment on that I knew I was in love.
2.) The night I spent on the phone with my best friend Jeff right before he passed, telling each other things we never had before, making wishes, sharing dreams, etc.
3.) Although eventually this memory turned sad, the memory of the day I found out I was pregnant with my daughter Brooke who I later lost to miscarriage.
4.) My 21st birthday, my mom wrote me a very touching letter about my childhood and how very proud she was of me. I still cry when I read it.
5.) When the twins I took care of for almost three years who were born deaf got implants and then said my name... oh the tears of joy! Somewhat related is another favorite, a little girl who I knew for a long time who had cerebral palsey never was able to walk on her own, well on Mother's Day, she told me she was going to walk, me and her mom sat down and she said "I'm going to walk for you mommy and Miss Darlene" and she did, we both cried for an hour.

 

[slo]

My top favorite memories would be:

1.) DH proposing to me at sunset on a Florida beach.
2.) My wedding - a beautiful day
3.) Labor & Delivery of both of my DD's
4.) DD#1 running into Mickey Mouses arms the first time she saw him (she was 2)
5.) My wonderful German Shepard (has died). I would never want to forget him.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

1-taking a walk around the block with my aunt cathy (she died of cancer when i was in 8th grade..2 weeks before she passed, she asked me to take a walk around the block..we talked about everything in those 15 minutes and i treasure that memory)

2-my high school graduation..it was last year, and it was so much fun..i dont remember the speeches but it was a great feeling over all

 

[flaps]

Perhaps not the kind of "memory" you are asking for in this thread, but this 10-word promise is the one thing I'd want most to remember and never forget:

and whoever comes to me I will never drive away

 

[k&a&c'smom]

I couldn't pick just one, but it would have to be the moment of birth for each of my three children, when they were placed in my arms and looked into my eyes!

 

[Talking Hands]

1. My husband proposing to me at a Japanese restaurant in Bethesda, Md
2. My honeymoon trip to WDW and our first view of the castle.
3. The first time I saw Jessie perform in FOLK.
4. The first time I saw FOLK interpreted. Angela and Vince were so good.
5. Birth of my 2nd daughter. (I remember nothing about the 1st because I was under general anesthesia)
6. Each of the times I found out I was pregnant. Two ended up with miscarriages and 2 beautiful daughters.
7. The first time I interpreted for a deaf child! The sparkle in his eyes when he could understand the story will forever be etched in my memory.

 

[mkcp91]

What a great thread! I can't pick just one either!

1. My wedding day, not only because I married such a great guy, but because my entire family will probably never all get together again. My parents are divorced and it takes a pretty big social event to get them together! Also some relatives have since passed on and I treasure those photos so much - everyone is so fancy and happy!

2. This is a REALLY strange one, but I never want to forget when my DS, then only 2 years old, had appendicitis. Let me explain . . . my husband and I live far away from any family and this was our first real emergency to deal with on our own. DH was away and I had to drive DS from our family doctor's office to the ER at 10pm by myself. I was completely out of my head crazy scared!! Though, as I drove into the night, I felt a calming, comforting peace come to me - I felt the presence of God with me during that night. And then, we received a HUGE outpouring of love from our neighbors, church, friends and of course, family. I really felt connected and felt a wonderful sense of community. When I get stressed out now, I can remember that calming feeling that came to me in the car, that presence, and I am once again comforted. (BTW - the ruptured appendix came out just in time and my healthy 3 year old boy has no noticeable scar!)

3. I feel like I should say the birth of my son, but I really don't remember too much about that - it was an emergency C-section and I was completely out of it! But I do treasure the memory of nursing my tiny preemie boy. Since we are done having children, that's something I'll never experience again.

Sorry so long!

~Heather
(mkcp91)

 

[CyranoJones]

I have three...my mother saying she loved me minutes before she died, the birth of my daughter, and the feeling of relief when I found out my husband was not going to die.

 

[Tigger&Tink]

It has to be the FIRST Time I held my son and looked in his eyes,,,,HE KNEW I was MOMMY,,and I KNEW I would NEVER BE or LOVE the same again,,,,


Tink

 

[Pin Wizard]

That's it!

 

[disneycrazed139]

The day I first saw my beautiful little baby boy gaze into my eyes knowingly...the sweetest, most precious, and the love of my life all at once.

More recently--opening night when my son performed his first big role in his school play. He has always wanted to act, and this was a magic moment for him.

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

If I had to pick just one it wouldn't be my baby being born... cause how would I pick just one? I have 3 children!

So if I had to pick just one memory- I'd pick my wedding... that way I'd remember DH and he could convince me that these 3 children were mine. LOL Surely my husband wouldn't lie to me?

If I could pick 5... it'd be wedding, 3 children, and first time at Disney World on Christmas day at MK 2002.

They haven't called me Disney obsessed practically all my life for nuttin'.

 

[poohandwendy]

1 The day my husband (then BF) told me he loved me for the first time
2 The last time I saw my father before he died
3 The first moment I held my eldest DD
4 The first moment I held my DS
5 The first moment I held my youngest DD

There are many, many more memories I cherish, but these I couldn't do without....

 

[MariettaC]

When they placed my daughter and then my son in my arms for the first time. A close runner up would be holding my four grandchildren for the first time

 

[newholiday]

the moment I first saw DS

 

[treesinger]

I know it's not quite in the spirit of the OP. Besides the most obviously important memories I have, I would like to carry these interesting ones. Both were shooting stars.

1. I was at Myrtle Beach with my family. It was near 11 at night and I staked out a lifeguard chair to watch everyone strolling on the beach and listen to the ocean, even though it was so dark that it was hard to see very far past the coastline. The sky suddenly lit up to my right. A LARGE meteorite was coming down. I till remember how much light it gave offYou could see everything very clearly on the beach. I remember looking around the beach just to be sure I wasn't hallucinating and everyone else was looking at it too. It kept falling and started breaking into pieces, each with their own trails. Now that I think about it (it was many years ago now) it resembled how the wreckage of Columbia reentered the atmosphere. It was just a really stunning sight!

2. On a freezing cold night, my and a friend went out to see the Leonid meteor shower in mid December. It was below freezing and about 10 at night. We had no blankets except for this cloak that another friend had made for me. We went to the baseball field and wrapped up really tight into the cloak whoch did a nice job keeping us warm. Anyway, it was a bit awkward for both of us to see the whole sky because we were quite tightly bound and all of the meteors seemed to be streaking in at our periphery. I pointed directly above us in the sky and said, "I just want to see one shooting star right here!" That moment, the brightest one of the night shot RIGHT THROUGH WHERE I WAS POINTING!

I really could go on. It's been a long strange trip on earth for me so far!

 

[Kimickey]

The things I will hope to remember if I were to lose my memory are:

1. The labor and Delivery of both DD(6) & DS(6months). There are two special songs that if I hear them today will make me cry, thinking about their births.

2. This just happend last Friday. The day my DD graduated from Kindergarten. I'm tearing up right now just thinking about it. It was truley a special day that I will NEVER forget.

3. ALL of our Disney vacations. DH and I cherish the time we get to spend with each other and the kids and it's our special time of the year.

 

[WDWLVR]

My all time favorite memory would have to be my wedding day. It was a wonderful day with all the people I love around. I still watch the tape from time to time and now that many of those who were there are gone (including my mom) it makes it even more special.

My honeymoon at WDW - we had a wonderful week of Magic at the Grand Floridian on the Grand Plan!

My very first visit to WDW. This was back in 1976 with my mom and she cried the first time she set foot in the Magic Kingdom.

Last, but not least, would have to be one of Christmas of my childhood. A time when both my Grandmother and Great Aunt were alive and we would have a wonderful family dinner. Those two woman, along with my mom raised me and I miss them all so much.

 

[Planogirl]

I had to think about this and I can't just mention one.

One is the first time I held my son. He stared at me and had a very serious, contemplative expression. I stared back and wondered what I'd gotten myself into but at the same time I was so happy.

Another is when we were in the Arkansas Ozarks one 4th of July. We joined the locals to watch fireworks over a beautiful lake. The comraderie was as beautiful as the setting and I remember while watching my son chase fireflies thinking that life doesn't get much better than it was at that moment.

A last one was being presented with my college degree. I worked very hard for it and had a lot of help from caring family members and friends. At that moment I felt proud and special and grateful all at once.

 

[liznboys]

Top 3 are when each of my boys were born. Nothing I've ever experienced even comes close to how those moments made me feel. Powerful!