Essay 1: A Moment in Time

“A Moment in Time”

Me and Ty

When you look back and think about all the pictures throughout your life each captured image of you and the people around you bringing back happy memories. Sometimes they are not good things you want to remember but you feel grateful to have each one. They are like treasured memories.  They bring back happy thoughts, good feeling, and maybe even will change your mood. When I look though my photos I see so many I could choose to write about but one will always stand out. It brings back so many good feeling and so many happy thoughts. It’s got some of my favorite things. Water, a beautiful shining sun above me, and a boy I see spending the rest of my life with. It was a photo taken about 2 years ago at a beautiful lake up north where our family camps every year. It is me and my boyfriend Tyler sitting in the clear water as the sun sets.

Looking at this photo brings back a lot of emotions for me. It brings comfort into my life and lets me know that I am loved. When I look at this photo I can remember our facial expressions. I am looking out at the mountains and Tyler is looking down at me smiling. For others they might see a boy and a girl not knowing the significance of us. We could be sad, mad, or happy. They won’t know. It is almost like it is our little secret.

I can remember the waves coming up and splashing my face. They would rock me and Tyler back and forth. I remember seeing the beautiful mountains in front of me and a colorful sail boat heading back to shore. It was our second day camping and the sun was starting to go down. We had taken the boat out to a little island on the lake and behind me my mom captured a picture while packing up all the lunch items and putting it into the boat. We both had dry skin because we were out blistering in the sun all day we were hot and the water was warm it was a perfect spot to sit and relax as the weather got cooler.

After I can remember getting up and we went back to shore on the other side of the lake. We unpacked our stuff from the day and relaxed for a little bit. We would shoot marbles our of a slingshot and try to hit cans 40 feet away. We also have a family game where we through washers into a can about 15 feet apart trying to make it in. I can always remember the sounds of getting a “caner!” and the little “ping” of hitting a can. Later mom and me got our shower stuff and walked down to the shower with our hands full of quarters for a warm shower. I would almost finish washing up as the water would run cold. We walked back to our site and made a huge dinner Mac and cheese, steak, salad, and corn. Eating like kings for vacation. Until the lights go down and the big bugs come out at this time I bungle up and stay away from lanterns and flash lights. I can still smell my skin soaked with the scent of camping cutter mosquito repellent. Then Tyler, my Brother, or my Dad would make a huge fire that we would all sit around and tell stories. As always we have to rotate because someone is getting followed by that huge trail of smoke. It so nice and peaceful to sit there and not worry about anything. Looking up and can remember the swaying of the big redwood trees. Then as the starts were out the best part would happen; making a mushy chocolaty s’more. It’s the all time best part of camping except of getting a great bikini tan line.

This image is a memory I want to remember forever. It brings back so many thoughts and feeling of summer that make me happy and warm. When I see this photo it makes me want to go back camping and plan a trip (which we do every year), or it makes me want to go out on the boat, and if I am not able to do that I will lay in the sun all day. It doesn’t as much motivate me as it does make me smile and makes me feel loved.