"I'll Always Have This One Thing"

Have you ever told yourself that? Have you ever done something and sat back and said to yourself that no matter what life throws at you or how much gets taken away fro myou that you will always have this one thing?

And it can be anything, anything in the world, but it's some accomplishement or moment that you want to hold on to forever and ever.

The great thing about growing up is that those moments and achievements start stacking up and after a while, you'll have all sorts of them. Cherish them like gold.

For instance:

No matter what happens, I will always have the first time I held my daughter in my arms and thought to myself "It's all over now," and at the same time "Thank God." I'll always have that uncertain feeling like I might be messing up and feeling each day that I should strive to be a better dad than the day before and have more patience than the day before and spend more time on the floor with her and less on the couch with the TV.

No matter what happens, I'll always have that trip to Nashville where I met up with a bunch of like-minded people and had a blast.

No matter what happens, I'll always have my annie and the day I found out that it was mine.

No matter what happens I will have the fact that I beat Super Mario Brothers 3 last night. I've been trying for years and finally did it.

There are oh so many more moments and achievments, but mentioning the ones I have I now feel very sentimental and have to stop typing before my vision fogs.