Memory Jar

I don't know what it is,

maybe it's just a mom thing,

or maybe it's knowing how awful my memory is,

but since having Morgan,

I have been a FREAK about wanting to remember everything.

I keep a lot of things.

I take a million and one pictures.

I write things down.

I buy him cards for every occasion and keep them.

I blog.

I want to remember everything. 

I don't want to ever forget a single detail, 

because, it is a scary thing how time flies as we get older. 

So, after spotting this idea on pinterest,

and following it to it's source here,

I  decided to make a memory jar for 2011. 

Our Memory Jar Contents:

1. A family picture {taken on Halloween}

2. A rent receipt

3. A picture from Morgan's birthday

4. A cork from NYE champagne

5. Movie ticket stubs

6. A stamp from a Christmas Card

7. A love note from Frank that has been living on the fridge

8. A shipping tag with a list of big events of the year

9. Our address cut off of a Christmas card envelope

10. A wedding picture {one of my favs}

...

Now, it's not as full as I would like it to be,

but it's still a start and the memories it contains will be invaluable.

This year I plan to leave a jar out and add things through out the year. 

So, hopefully 2012's jar will be brimming with memories. 

xoxo,

Ashley

p.s. It's a good use for the million and one mason jars I have hanging around too : )