smells and memories

yesterday morning i got to spend time with my sweet friend jody and our adorable children- we decided to meet at orono schools and let the kids play on the playground- i have not been up to the grounds of my old school in years- i was excited to show lucas where i went to school-he understands the meaning of elementary school and likes to hear stories about how mommy- jojo and krissy met there-  i cant believe we will be sending our kids off to kindergarten in just 4 short months-

as we were walking over to the elementary school- visions of tetherball-the metal dome and wooden playground filled my mind- i was excited- but as we walked around the corner i saw all that I had remembered was gone- for sure outdated and probably dangerous these days- instead filled with colorful new playground equipment- colors that attract the eyes of kids in this generation- the only old thing standing were the swings- jody and i stood there to reminisce- i couldnt believe that our children were playing together in the very same spot we had grown up together- now they were laughing- climbing and making new memories for themselves-

curious i peaked in some windows and looked at the old structure of the school standing in front of me and let my mind wonder back to the old school days- right then it hit me- an overwhelming smell that brought me into the school and back again to being little- jody also smelled it- i didnt even have to say a word she new what I was smelling- coming from an old vent was the old library book smell- the same smell was how I remember school-

as pictures do- smells do the same amazing thing- brings our minds back to a place we may have forgot and then we get to remember- remember the innocents of childhood- remember where i met my two life long friends- i had no idea when we planned our play date that i would walk away with such emotions yesterday- what an amazing morning