It all started with a TV show. Seriously – it did. My wife and I were watching ‘Extreme Makeover Home Edition’. You know the show where the infamous Ty Pennington and crew revamp or rebuild a home for an ailing or struggling family. It’s filled with heart ache and triumph and the good ole’ human condition to survive. Yes tears flow weekly on that show.

Well we used to watch the show every week. We got hooked on the human condition as well as the awesome things they could create and build. One particular episode (forgive me if I can’t remember specifics) involved a family who had lost their father/husband. I don’t remember the circumstances, but the only memento they had of his was his old work boots.

The enshrined these work books somehow into the new house they built on for them during that episode.

Yep, tears were flowing.

That particular TV episode got me and my wife thinking. What type of mementos do we have? What do I have – what does she have to remember each other? Up until that moment in our lives we didn’t have a whole lot of anything. No pictures, just some memorabilia. Sure I could find some things that could be used –but the reality was we weren’t doing a very good job of ‘capturing’ our lives together.

So we made a pact. We decided we would start ‘logging’ our lives with pictures, or at least give it a good darn try. Over the next couple years a lot of things took place. We graduated from nursing school, passed our boards to become official Registered Nurses, got our first RN jobs, we got married, we bought our first home. All of that happened in the span of 6 months mind you (no – I’m not making that up).

Pictures were flowing like rain.

Then recently we just stopped all together? Not sure why. Maybe we lost interest? Maybe we just forgot? Not sure why. All I know is I’m kindly reminded of how important memories are to me and my life. Yep, we are taking some pictures during those important events like birthdays, holidays, etc. But I want it all. I want to cherish and remember the simplest of things. And I want something tangible.

So I’m working on being an avid picture taker.

Ironically Facebook has helped me with that to some small degree! I get to share some of my greatest moments with my friends and family through Facebook. It strangely motivates me to catalog what goes on. Weird huh?

So here I am taking pictures of my life:

Just some random pics of our memories on our walls and our collage on our refrigerator. I’m planning on updating.

So why the ramble? This video encapsulates my thoughts:

How about you?

Sometimes it takes NO words to move you.

Sometimes it takes NO words to deliver the most memorable message.

Sometimes it takes NO words to get you to pay attention.

Sometimes it takes NO words.

I’m speechless.

Is it just me? Is it the area I live in? Is it the specific parking lot?

I don’t know.

What I do know, is that for some reason many drivers (I’m being kind by not saying ALL drivers) seem to either not notice, or simply ignore the concept of the parking lot demarcation lines.

You know, those lines you are supposed to use as a guide when parking your car? Their realllly big and can be yellow or white.

I believe we were all taught during driving school education that those lil’ lines are there for you to ‘park’ your car within those lines.

These lines also delineate where traffic should and should not be.

The last time I checked, the lines of parking were to be used for PARKING? NOT for driving through and across just because it’s quicker to cut instead of following the general rules of driving! Yes, cutting across the empty portion of the lot may be quicker for you. Heck it may even save you that extra 5 and a half seconds, but seriously! Please don’t cut me off. And please don’t get mad when your shortcut plan doesn’t work and I beat you to the exit?!

I really thought we were supposed to follow the flow of traffic? Not create our own?

GRR.

Am I alone on this?