time -- gone but cherished

where has the time gone? A common question you hear at certain points in your life, such as; birthdays throughout the years, graduation from high school and even more so, college & when you get married and have your first child. Well I know; it happens in the days you learn how to say your name and you graduate from diapers to pull ups. In the moments of elementary school when you learn that scribbling isn't okay anymore and you have to share. In the moments of middle school when you start making life long friendships. In the halls of high school where you find your heart will get broken & that there's such a thing as "fake" friends. The moment you're sitting in a cap and gown with a diploma in your hand & you let all the memories re-live as a slideshow of your class plays on the screen for family and friends to watch. A tear or two fall because you begin to see how far you've come but yet you're not even close to the end. In the moments; you find yourself late at night, flipping through old yearbooks. In the days of work that grow longer as you grow. The day you get your license and get your own car. In the moments that you fail and want to give up. That special day when you find your true lover. But It all really begins to hit you when you have bills with your name on them & not your parents. That magical moment when the one you love is on his knee asking for your hand in marriage. The moment you learn you're pregnant. The moment you hold your first born for the very first time after months of feeling them kick inside of you. The tears that hit your cheek as you see you're husband look at your child with such love. And then you get to sit back and watch your child go through the same moments that they will cherish forever. Life is full of moments, wether heartbreaking, sad, magical or just plain amazing; you will always have them with you. So, I know where the time went and I love every second I get for new moments to add to the book of life.