Today Julia and I found the first Sweetpea of the year. That is always a pretty big deal around here! And today it brought back a lot of memories.
I remember being with Dad when I was little and finding the first ones of that year! Being the first to take them home to mom was a very special honor! I remember riding our bikes up the gravel road and out through the pasture with my cousin and sister and picking 3 ice cream buckets Full! One for Grandma and one for each of our moms. I remember one Sunday morning picking sweetpeas and taking them to put on Grandma’s grave. I remember picking handful after handful and taking them to Grandpa and hearing him say “oh my goodness”! And today Julia and I picked a small handful and proudly showed them to the rest of the family as those special memories flashed through my mind. That first, sweet smell of Spring happened today and today…another memory was made.
