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Once, after a long day of walking/shopping/laughing, I arrived home and opened the living room door: there were most of my friends singing 'Happy Birthday'. Even now I can't explain all the emotions I felt that day; I felt so lucky, grateful and thankful... Before going to bed I thought that everyone should have a surprise party once in a lifetime.
Once, I heard the doorbell and went downstairs to open the door. There she was, with the same smile than the previous year at the same place where we had said goodbye. Time had flown and it felt as if she had never left, being reunited with a good friend was something special.
Once, someone told me that they wouldn't forget me, that they couldn't. There's a quote (I probably saw it on Pinterest...) that says: "Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody", and that's the closest way I can find to describe the feeling. It's amazing how people can impact on you and you on them, most of the time without knowing it; so knowing it it's just more amazing.
Once, we had the idea to mix two things we had been doing a lot: picnics and birthday parties. The result was great, but organizing and preparing it was fantastic: shopping for the picnic food, cooking, making up excuses, keeping it all in secret, choosing the presents, making the decoration, the emotion of being hidden minuts before we shouted 'Surprise!'...
Once, I just followed the emotion of the moment and did what I felt it was right. My Irish stay couldn't had been better; a lovely host and friends, great moments... and I was leaving in three days, so why not change the flight? I knew I had things to do back at home and that I might change some already arranged plans, but you don't get to live the same experience twice.
Once, I heard the doorbell and went downstairs to open the door. There she was, with the same smile than the previous year at the same place where we had said goodbye. Time had flown and it felt as if she had never left, being reunited with a good friend was something special.
Once, someone told me that they wouldn't forget me, that they couldn't. There's a quote (I probably saw it on Pinterest...) that says: "Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody", and that's the closest way I can find to describe the feeling. It's amazing how people can impact on you and you on them, most of the time without knowing it; so knowing it it's just more amazing.
Once, we had the idea to mix two things we had been doing a lot: picnics and birthday parties. The result was great, but organizing and preparing it was fantastic: shopping for the picnic food, cooking, making up excuses, keeping it all in secret, choosing the presents, making the decoration, the emotion of being hidden minuts before we shouted 'Surprise!'...
Once, I just followed the emotion of the moment and did what I felt it was right. My Irish stay couldn't had been better; a lovely host and friends, great moments... and I was leaving in three days, so why not change the flight? I knew I had things to do back at home and that I might change some already arranged plans, but you don't get to live the same experience twice.
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Feel free to share in the comments your "once" moments!
(wow, it even rythms hehe)
Paula
