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Giving Thanks, Day 2

On the 2nd day of thanks I have found that I am grateful for memories, and the ability to help others create memories.

 Today we went to tour the Hoover Dam, just outside of Las Vegas.  While we were walking around I noticed that so many couples were trying to take pictures of each other, or take pictures of themselves while holding the camera backwards.  While this works great in a lot of cases, it is not the best way to get a good picture of you WITH the scenery that you are trying to include.

I watched as people passed each other by, trying to do take the pictures themselves, but never once offering to help each other, or ask someone for a few seconds to take a picture for them.

 Knowing how important memories are to me I offered numerous times to many different couples and families to take pictures for them.  I want them to be able to look back in a few days, months, years, and have a really wonderful picture to tell the story of their day.  No, they are not going to remember me, or be thankful for me, but they are going to have a great memory by looking at the picture that says 1,000 words.

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