On our recent trip from San Diego to Northern Indiana we made a stop in Flower Mound, Texas where we lived for nearly twenty years. We adopted both Anna and Karlie there and they spent nearly half of their lives in Flower Mound. It’s a special place with a lot of memories for us. One of our favorite places is Lake Grapevine. When we lived in Flower Mound we spent time nearly every week in the spring, summer, and fall either kayaking or hiking along the shore. Of course we showed this special place to Sunny on our recent visit.
We visited both Murrell and Twin Coves Parks on Lake Grapevine. We spent a lot of time at both of these parks when we lived in Flower Mound. Although some improvements have been made both parks felt quite familiar to us. Walking around was a trip down memory lane and brought laughter and tears as we talked about the girls.
So many memories of walking with the girls came flooding back. We reminisced about all the times we spent there and how we would always find a tennis ball to play with Karlie. Before leaving the park we would hide the ball. The next time we came to the lake she would make a beeline for the hiding spot. She never forgot where we hid the ball. We didn’t find any tennis balls on this visit, but we enjoyed exploring the shore and walking around the park. To me it felt like Anna and Karlie were with us or at least watching over us. I could feel their presence and I’m sure it was because of all the time we spent there with them.
The memories of the girls and that life filled my heart. It reminded me that you can revisit places you made memories, but you can’t relive those lives. You make new memories. So on this trip we remembered all the fun we had and made some new memories with Sunny in a place that was special to Anna and Karlie.
