*Said by Gareth in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" : "A toast before we go into battle. True love. In whatever shape or form it may come. May we all in our dotage be proud to say, "I was adored once too." "

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Packing has been quite the walk down memory lane. I've come across all sorts of memorabilia that I had thought forever lost or had even completely forgotten about. Among the best found objects:

*A tape made by HH in college entitled, "H-'s Bizarre Mix of Totally Unrelated Songs". Which it was. And still is. And is still one of my most favoritist albums (as it were).

*A CD of pictures from my bridal shower and wedding (coincidentally enough, made by HH and her husband...) that contains the only pictures of me and Eric during Hava Nagilah. Whoot

*And today I found a box containing notes/letters written to me by the "almosts" in my life; people I never actually was in relationships with but who, for whatever reason, really wanted that to happen. There are some unbelievable thoughts and poems in there - things that I'm not sure I fully appreciated when I received them. But they're going to continue to be saved so that, in my darker moments, I will remember that I was/am worthy of love by another person.

Yeah, I know that I'm married with child and all. And that I am very very happy with all that I have. But at this stage, fiery love letters aren't par for the course and sometimes, it's nice to look back. Just to look.

And now I'm off to pack more...can't wait to see what else I find...

:^)