October 15, 2013

  • Whatever Happened To...

    When I was little, I had this stuffed penguin. I loved this thing, seriously. I vividly remember it. I even remember a gray dirt mark on his white stomach from where I used to take him outside with me to play. In this picture, I am holding my penguin. I was 6. It was winter in Jacksonville, FL.

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    This was taken shortly before we moved to Alabama. You know, the move where I waved goodbye to my boyfriend through the back window of our moving van as he sat on his bike in the middle of our street. 6 year old soul mates... I wonder what happened to him. What he became.

    I also wonder what happened to my penguin. Because I don't remember it after Jacksonville. Perhaps I had it in Alabama? I have no memory of it. It's funny, I associate my long-lost, precious penguin with my long-lost 6 year old love.

    Memories have a funny way of romancing us.

    But in this picture, I still have my penguin, and I haven't waved goodbye yet.

Comments (6)

  • Did your 6-year old love look like a penguin? ;-) I'm kidding. I've thought about things like that. I remember a girl I was crushing on in the 5th grade. Her name was Megan Dodson. I've always wondered what happened to her. I've tried to cyber-track her over the years on various social networks, but I've never found her.

    BTW, I replied to your comment in Idaho. :-)

  • Oh you like that "cyber-track" eh? lol I was going to say cyber-stalking, but I didn't actually want to know anything more than whether or not she was alive, married and successful.

  • I had a few Pound Puppies that I played with almost as if they were real dogs.

  • What beautiful smiles displayed in that photo. Seems we all lose track of something or someone as our lives move forward. - Peter

  • I love how happy your Penguin made you. What a stunning memory!!!!!
    Zoexx

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