Have you ever used Timehop? Do you still
use Timehop? I feel like I am one of the only people I know that use this app. I've been keeping up with it since I was like 15. Essentially it is linked to all of your social media accounts and your camera roll. Every day, you go into the app and it will show you all the things you posted or took pictures of from the years past. Yes, I'm talking even the cringe Facebook posts you made to your wall when you were 14. I am reminded every year of the "Like for a tbh" era. I don't know why I continue to check it everyday. I guess it's a bittersweet reminder that life will never be the same as it was back then or even a year ago. Maybe I'll make this a series on my blog. Thoughts?
So I'm going to share what I was doing on this day in the past couple of years and tell you how I feel about it in this moment right now. When I opened up the app this morning, it stung a little, made me laugh, smile and then made me miss someone so much. All the feels before my morning coffee.
1 year ago today
A Sunday "happy hour" with the roommates. I laughed out loud when I saw this. There was a time last spring when we decided that to get rid of our Sunday scaries we would ignore them altogether and just go out for drinks. I still love the idea of this, I'm going to tell them we should bring it back later.
A picture of the monuments in D.C. At first I was confused as to what this was, and then when I clicked to the next picture, it was an "ouch" moment. A picture of the guy I had just started seeing driving me around D.C. with the top of his car down because it was the first warm day in a long time. I was so happy that night and remember feeling really at peace, which was weird considering I barely knew him. Needless to say, it didn't work out, but I won't delete the picture. I was excited about someone and I can't wait to feel that way again.
2 years ago
A 23rd birthday shoutout to one of my best friends, Meg. These birthday shoutouts actually come up for every year since we were fetus, but the one for year 23 made me feel all the things. The first picture is us wearing comfys with a bottle of tequila, classic. The next few are some of my favorite memories together with a caption "I miss you with all of my being." That made me emo. I texted her this morning: 25th bday shoutout Meg! I said, "How did we get here?" I swear just last year we were 17 running around our hometown together. I would still do anything for her, just now we are a little farther apart. Bittersweet.
6 years ago
Terp thon with my University of Maryland best friends. We were raising money for the kids.
A big hugging picture of us sitting outside of our tiny dorm room on the quad. Life was so simple then even if we didn't know it.
7 years ago
A gorgeous picture of shrimp fried rice. I have not a clue in the world where that came from, who I was with, or what the events of the day were. One thing for sure: it looks bomb.
A selfie of Julia and I, seniors in high school, wearing choker necklaces. We both had dark brown hair (even though in our adult life we both decided to go blonde instead) Icons. I still spend so much time loving on this girl! We went to different colleges, didn't see each other for a long time, and now here we are at 25 back to being inseparable. It's so crazy how the universe somehow always knows exactly what and who you need. No we aren't the same people we were 7 years ago, but in a lot of ways we still are. Bittersweet.
I just want to say, I'm really thankful that today's Timehop session did not include any past Facebook posts. Someone is looking out for me and I really appreciate it.
Today, I'm sitting on my couch with a lot on my mind and no energy to do any important tasks because I'm home sick. But a year from now, I'll look back on today and think, "I would love to have a sick day at home with nothing to do." There are so many things that I miss, but so many things I am looking forward to. One thing that has become really important to me in the last few months is being reflective. In a sometimes silly way, Timehop allows me to do that. You can miss things and not want them back. You can miss things and have them motivate you for your future. Another thing to keep in mind: We are on this Earth for a very short time! Take the pictures, post all the things (maybe we stay away from the like for a tbh posts- up to you), be in the moment, and love BIG on your people.
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