We did nothing...

I have a terrible memory. My first memory is of us waiting in the hospital while my brother was being born. I was 2. From then on, I can't remember much. No specifics, no clue of ages, no sense of scenery. I just don't remember things. A majority of the memories that I can recall are all based on special printed paper. Transferred from strips and strips of precious rolls. Memory savers. Things for people like me. Thank God for pictures. Albums filled with birthday parties, park days, 90's outfits, a little girl and her tiny brother. My walls are mounted with some of the greatest times I've had and people that I'd like to say I've known well at one point or another. I'm sure my old computer had folders and folders of amazing nothings that used to tickle us pink, it sucks that that computer silently died on us. It's a good thing that I used to upload pictures on Facebook the night of any event. What hilarious characters we used to be. Dating from summer before grade 10, to the point that we lacked exciting events, and then when I finally lost my camera.
I can't take pictures with other devices the same way I used to take them with that tiny Pentax. Picture quality was always iffy, sometimes it would play weird tricks on me, uploading used to take forever. But it was the documenting experience that filled me with joy. And it still brings me back to life. Reminds me of the days when all we'd do was smile and pose. We looked weird. We dressed differently. Our hair was just of-the-moment. So many different friends. We had various places to call home. I had one best friend. Days when fun was clean. I didn't need a cell cause we always knew exactly where we'd be. Piggyback rides from little girls were entertaining. The sun was our best friend. Life was made up of friends and running free.
I'm not gonna say that I miss everything. I just don't understand how I threw it all away. What shuddered into me? I don't understand how we used to be the way we were. Squinty eyes and big smiles used to come from genuine funnies. Yeah, I enjoyed those days.

...but it seemed like we did so much, back then.