Marcia was my first sweetheart and she was everything anyone could hope for because she was the embodiment of youth in 1971. Whenever I think of her I can't help but smile. In 2001 I received an email from her but I didn't see it until several weeks later and when I responded, her email bounced back as address unknown. When I searched for her online I was unable to find her and thereafter every couple of years I would search for her with no results.

Finally one day 24 years later when I searched her name she was the first result, but unfortunately it was her obituary as she had passed two weeks prior to my search.

I had hoped we could have caught up and compared notes about our lives and I could once again hear her cheerful voice. I wanted to so much relive our adventures together and the warmth of friendship we had shared.

So instead I am sharing two moments in time where the earth held the two of us in its embrace one summer and gave us memories that transcend time and space to once again live without care or worry, where you find yourself smiling just because you shared being alive together.