The smell of the new carpet not only makes the room appear bigger but also feels fresh and clean. We haven't had new carpet since I was in middle school. I remember it was in summertime.
All we could see were the wooden floor and panels, as the old and weathered brown carpet peeled off its memories before the pink carpet was placed. It was like it was naked, and some of my sisters and I were dancing to John Mayer, and I could hear the wood creak a little. It was fun to dance on wood.
Life was simple, it was either before or the summer after my oldest sister got married. We were listening to a CD my sisters had burned, and I don't know why John Mayer comes to mind, with specifically his lyrics, 'So much sacred in the month of June.'
Now I look back and think about how that pinkish rose carpet has served us through all the events, holidays, gatherings, cat paws roaming and scratching, babies crawling and being changed, chats and conversation, listening and singing and piano playing. Surprise stains that wouldn't come off from Thanksgiving or Christmas meals, or muddy shoes.
I walk in the door, and it smells fresh, and brand new.
Wow, so impressed by your memory of getting new carpet.. from 2004!?! If carpets could talk.. all those words and memories that took place on that rose carpet, like you wrote!!
ReplyDeleteHaha thanks so much sis for your kind compliment! Yes, if only carpets could talk.
DeleteOh wow! I remember the process of getting the new pink carpet. (Pink carpet though lol -- why pink!?) And I remember dancing on that wood floor. A new smell of new carpet invites a new chapter just a you reflected! Xo susie
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