Words that go beyond the photo.

A few weeks ago, my love and I drove to the Twin Cities for a random visit. We were originally supposed to take a trip to Chicago but things didn't pan out. I think that it was a good thing.

On our way to the Twin Cities, Lee and I stopped into visit with my grams. She is a delightful lady. I love sitting

and talking with her. With her age getting up there in years, she repeats things a lot. On that day she said something that I never thought that would stand out to me. She said "Annie, start writing things down. There is going to come a time when you won't be able to remember all of what you've done." This made me think. I was astounded to think that there may come a day when I won't be able to remember what fueled me through the years of my time here. Now I'm a photographer, so this helps... and yes, a picture speaks a thousand words... but I started to think about what if I forgot why I took the photo? That is when the words will come into play. Throughout these next few entries. I'm going to catch up on my love, Lee. We have quite the story and I want to remember it so I pass it onto our children and others in hopes that our story will inspire others to love with reckless abandon.

Step one to myself... learn to love with reckless abandon.