Smells

I can remember the smell of Josh's cologne vividly! Why so vividly, you ask? Well (no offense baby) but he is prone to push the squirt button one too many times when getting ready for the day! It takes me back to the long, miserable, hot and heavy days of pregnancy. I say hot and heavy in the literal context of course! :) Every morning I would wake to the strong smell of Giorgio Armani's Acqua Di Gio. Better than bacon? Not exactly. One morning, during a particularly bad wave of nausea, I decided it was time to nip this in the bud. "Keep the cologne in your car from now on! No more spraying in the house!" So like a good and faithful husband, respecting the crazy needs of his pregnant wife, he transferred all cologne bottles to the Maxima, giving even more credibility to its nickname--The Sexima (due to its unnecessarily pimped-out interior and fancy rims, NOT because of activities inside)!
As I was getting ready to teach dance this morning, Annabelle was busying herself in my closet. She loves hanging out in my room with me as I'm getting ready! She picks up the shoes one by one, shows them to me, and comments on what she likes. She is especially drawn to anything with sequins! This morning she ventured over to Josh's side of the closet. Soon enough she found the Acqua Di Gio and his smell was permeating throughout the entire house, just like old times :)
Only this time my reaction was quite different! I picked her up, gave her a big kiss and told her thank you for bringing daddy's presence back into our house today. It was wonderful and made me miss him even more.
Aren't smells amazing? Their power! They can take us back to memories we didn't even know were hibernating in our minds. They can make us feel someone's presence, as if they were standing right next to us. I am so grateful Josh has a "scent!" And you might say I'm bringing sexy back from the Sexima and into the house where it belongs!