Memories

So normally I complain about stuff on here but since I am in a good mood tonight as I sit here at work, I figured I would just share what’s on my mind. I was thinking earlier tonight about some of my best memories. Not too many came to mind but the ones that did still give me goose bumps when I think of them. I thought I would share… so read and enjoy, and you better feel good afterwards. Here they are in no real order. The only one that ranks above the rest is the first one, everything else ties for second place.

1. The day I first held my nephew. It was Christmas time; dude was only like a month old. He was placed in my arms and he just stared at me. I had no words to explain how I felt. Dumb kid made me cry just by looking at me.  He was in this red and white striped onesie type thing, looked like a fat candy cane. This is a moment I will never forget and will always be my best memory. Still today that kid makes my eyes water up a bit. To bad my sister is such a bitch about me being a part of his life now.
2. Two of the football games I have gone to. Both of these games will always make me smile. The first was when Auburn played WVU at Jordan Hare. I had brought one of my good Canadian friends with me. Let’s call him blue/green =). So he had never been to a football game before so we flew to Auburn and started the tailgate at 930 in the morning. Of course when we got there we popped open a beer and started drinking. We were there with frat guys and other university members and they looked at us like we were crazy for drinking first thing in the morning. Blue/green had to explain to him what Canada and drinking means. Anyways the game was delayed for over an hour because of rain and heavy lighting. The stadium was cleared out, except for the student section; we were standing on metal bleachers with lightning hitting the field, singing songs like “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”. Amazing times. Yea, we won!
3. The second game was last year, during the National Championship run. AU vs. LSWHO. I took my old man, and it was so cool sharing something that I love so much with him. He needed some time away and to get his mind off things and I think our weekend in Auburn did that. That game pushed Auburn to the number 1 spot in the BCS polls for the first time that I can remember. It was simply amazing. The best part was the next morning when we left, papa went into the gas station and brought out a newspaper with Auburn on the cover that read UNDEFEATED, yea, he is awesome.
4. My Linkin Park concerts. Of all the ones I have been to, one stands out the most. In 2007 I flew to SLC form Canada and took 3 of my close friends to the show for the Minutes to Midnight tour. They all know how much I love LP, and to be able to share that with them was priceless.
5. The Green Day concert with Shanarchy. We go way back and of course the cliché song “good riddance” is a song that we both hold close. The line about tattoos will always remind me of her because we shared getting ink together, twice. I went with her for both of her tattoos and one of them is one that we got together as a friendship tat.
6. The day I was reunited with my mom. She divorced the asshole and left me in Italy for a while. That whole time I thought she didn’t want me. Turns out I was wrong, and when she won rights over me I flew into Texas and jumped into her arms. What a great day.
7. My best friends wedding. The very recent day that Shanarchy got married. I refuse to admit that I had tears in my eyes, it was dusty inside of the church… that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I am so super happy for her and so blessed I got to be a part of it.

So that’s what I was thinking about tonight as I drove into work and walked around on my patrols. Now go be mushy somewhere else.

The Meat Hammer