She left a year and a half ago, but I remember this day 14 years ago very clearly.
Looking in my hard drive for something I wanted to show you that happened in the past, I found some photographs recovered from a damaged phone memory at that time, photographs that belong to the past and when I looked at them I couldn't help remembering so many things.
I remembered another life, other moments of my life, it's amazing how photographs make you go back to that moment and relive it.
The memory of my phone at that time had burnt out and I managed to recover some of those photographs, there were many of them and of different events. Many of the ones that were permanently damaged appeared half grey and half intermingled with another one that had nothing to do with it. For example, half of the photo was a face and the other half was part of my garden. Strange things happen with technology.
But when I saw this cake, I was flooded with memories and with them came tears. It was emotional.
My cousin Mary, my mother's cousin, but also mine because I have no direct cousins as my parents are only children, left this world on 14 May last year. She was very young, only 63 years old. It was very painful. We were in different countries and she suffered a lot.
I decorated this cake on her 50th birthday. I remember that day, I remember it with my heart.
I prepared a surprise party, yes, I was her second cousin. My mother made the cake and it weighed so many kilos that it was difficult to lift it, I remember.
I decorated it with her in mind. She loved dancing, she was going to learn tango, salsa, merengue, bachata... she really liked it.
I decided that this day had to be special, 50 years is not an everyday occurrence. And even though we were very different, I loved her very much. She was 50 at the time but she was like an eternal teenager, asking me about life. I was 32 at the time.
It had to be a big birthday. There was not only to be a cake, but various gifts, souvenirs, decorations, everything for her.
Not even her two children knew what I was preparing for their mother. It was not possible to have a big party, but I wanted it to be special.
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With my mother and my brother we bought her one of those bed coats, a very beautiful quilt, double sided, that she could use on whichever side she liked. It was hard to find just the right one, but we did. It was beautiful.
That gift came with a card I designed for her, a private card, kind of naughty, because it had a man's face on it and stuff. She loved it.
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The second gift was a shoe made of chocolate, a big shoe, she loved sandals and shoes and chocolate too. Sweets fascinated him, I remember that. I remember a lot of things and sometimes it's hard for me to write.
Look how beautiful that shoe was, she said it was delicious but she felt sorry to eat it, it was perfect. Something delicate, tasty and beautiful. I don't think I ever expected all this.
I designed another card for her so that the guests at the reunion could write a message there with their signature and that my cousin could keep it as a souvenir. Every single person did it and she was able to keep that special card.
Then I designed the souvenirs, they had her picture on one side and the date on the other, it was simple, but it was the picture of herself that she liked the most. I put them in a small basket with a satin cloth on board. Each person was given one of them as a souvenir of this little party.
So many memories, not only the ones from that day come to mind, but a whole life... and she is no longer here. Wherever she is, she knows that I love her and have loved her a lot.
As I was telling you, I don't have many photographs of that day, but I do have the immensely happy memory of her cake. She loved the cakes for every birthday, she knew my mother would make it and I would decorate it for her.
When I left Argentina, she always told me that she missed the cakes.
She looks so happy with it, and it makes me happy to see her like that. Like an eternal child with her presents and her living room all beautifully decorated with balloons. The place was small but the hearts were very big.
I remember that day, I am reliving it right now... with tears in my eyes, but happy that she had a beautiful special 50th birthday.
Thank you all so much for watching and reading this far a little piece of my life and memories. I send you a big hello and see you next time.
Amonet.
Separators created by me in Photoshop.
Used translator Deepl.com free version.
Without having read the story I had already seen the picture of the cake and an energy of love welled up from the screen to me, so wow, the emotional charge of this post is felt before it even begins.
The quilt and the birthday cake look very similar, I don't know if it was a coincidence, but wow they match very well, even those rich shoes hahahaha. I don't even know about the card you designed, I know it has a meaning like everything you share here 😅
The photographs you have of that occasion seem to be enough to have physical memories of that day for the rest of your life. I think this is my favorite post out of so many you have written for Hive, and it has stirred something in my soul. A thousand thanks for choosing this community to share it...
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I was looking for something of my logo, the eye, when I found this treasure for me, I assure you that I wrote the whole post with tears in my eyes. I loved her so much....
Thank you so much for those words. A big hug! And good night!🤗
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The magic of the photos, help to remember and go back to those years and feel that we are reliving them again and again, you decorated a very nice cake, it is a shame that she left this world so young, but God wanted her by his side and now she is an angel who watches over you from heaven 🙏
I went back in time and saw her happy again in my mind and I will always remember her like that. Thank you Yami!💗
I'm not going to tell you more than that I was very touched by this publication. There is so much love and respect...
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🤗 You are a very good person. Thank you for sharing @avdesing.
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What beautiful photographs and what beautiful memories you have of that very special event, you have done a great job with that exquisite cake. I am sorry about what happened with your phone and the photographs @avdesing
It was delicious, I remember that too. Thank you very much!!!🤗
I'm glad you were able to recover the photos from that damaged phone.
I can only imagine all the memories you must have relived when you saw these beautiful photos of that very special celebration. Dear friend @avdesing
I relived that day and before and after as well. Thank you so much for always being there!🤗
I couldn't stop a tear from falling. What beautiful memories and what beautiful bird details. It wasn't the gifts themselves that mattered but rather the details of each thing they took into account. I'm not crying... it's obvious they loved her a lot. 😢
These are moments that are very present in my memory, as memories of the life I lived there... and they will not be erased. Thank you very much queen... I have cried a lot.😘
I'm very sorry for the loss of your second cousin. I know the feeling when a loved one leaves us even though we know they may have years left to live. This happened to my mother three years ago, She left us at just 65. What a great celebration you threw for her, the cake, cards, and details were great. It looks like you had a great time.
The happiness with which I saw her, seeing all those details filled my heart and I will never forget that day. It's hard when they leave young, my cousin left at 49 years old, I didn't want to accept it... but that's the reality. Thanks for your kind comment Daniel.💗
You have made every special thing to make her birthday super special.. Happy birthday to her 💐🥳💐
I did it and I was very happy, that was the best thing for me. Thank you very much!🤗
Lamento mucho tu pérdida, porque aunque fue hace un tiempo, nunca deja de doler 🥹. Esta sorpresa que le prepararon quedó genial, se nota que lo hicieron con todo el amor del mundo, y lo mejor es que les quedaron estas fotos para recordar tan hermoso y divertido momento ♥️😊
Vos lo dijiste fue con mucho amor y sentimiento y ahora eso está en mi corazón. Muchas gracias Gloria!😘
What a beautiful cake the drawing is spectacular I can imagine how rich it was the truth is that the double-sided quilt is quite nice and of course the chocolate shoe.
Thank you very very much Mónica!!!😃😃😃
La vida está llena de cosas que no comprendemos. Algunos seres queridos parten muy rápido de este mundo y dejan un vacío inmenso. Por suerte te quedaron esas fotos para perpetuar el momento, aunque los buenos recuerdos y el cariño por tu prima se siente que lo llevas en el corazón, así lo reflejas en este lindo post. Espero que las lluvias intensas no hayan provocado daños a ti ni a tus allegdos. Un abrazo.
Ella siempre estará en mi corazón, siempre. Se merecía ese homenaje.
Estamos todos bien por aquí, lo peor fue en Valencia que está a 600 km aproximadamente de Málaga. Muchas gracias por pensar en ello. Gracias!
Me alegro que esté todo bien, hemos visto imágenes muy tristes. Otro abrazo y buen descanso.
Muchísimas gracias!😃
Muy hermoso el regalo de tu tía las cosas sencillas echas a mano con amor y cariño perduran en el recuerdo para siempre, la familia son una bendiciones. Feliz recuerdo.
Mi prima apreciaba siempre las tortas, las esperaba, sabía que eran deliciosas y hechas con amor. Muchas gracias!🤗
I am so sorry 😔
You have a beautiful memory and as always that warmth that overflows from you, expressed in your determination to make that day special for your cousin Mary.
Un abrazo, @avdesing.
I wanted him to have as much as he could... this birthday was very special. Thank you Nani!🤗
Siempre he dicho que lo más valioso y positivo que nos ha brindado la tecnología, es poder detener y conservar en el tiempo esos momentos tan especiales vividos. Yo soy amante de este tipo de registros retrospectivos, y me generan mucha nostalgia por saber que son momentos irrepetibles porque el tiempo no se detiene ⌚ Saludos 🤗
Ha sido un momento especial... ella ya no está pero quedan estos gratos recuerdos. Gracias Leo!🤗
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