# @brittanyleighball on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B6REmZ_Daoq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36371054-brittanyleighball-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-12-19T20:04:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Brittany Ball (@brittanyleighball) — https://gondola.cc/brittanyleighball

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READ CAPTION: This has been on my mind a lot this past week. I read an article talking about how as adults we don’t really remember the gifts we got as a child. For example, I can remember three gifts specifically that I got growing up. I don’t even really remember what the toys did, but I remember the memory around it. One of them was a nail polish kit from my meemaw and pawpaw that have both since passed. They gave me and my sisters the same exact gift. I don’t remember the nail polish though. I remember sitting in their living room, laughing and listening to stories from their years. I type this with tears running down my face because the memory is so sweet and so simple. I cherish those memories so much and I will never forget them. We live in a society now that cares more about stuff than memories. It’s all about posting what we bought, “flexing” on the gram, and doing more more more. I think of how I want to raise my own son and the things I buy him. I am so specific with gifts for those I love, because I want there to be a memory. Whether that’s an activity, tickets to an event somewhere, a cool restaurant or experience. I just want to make memories. I won’t look back on my life and remember a thing I purchased, but I’ll remember the people. The memories. The laughs, the tears, the smiles, and the hugs. As we are in this holiday season, I want to encourage you to really be intentional with those you love. So much changes and time stops for no one. Presence > presents. Always. ❤️ I would love if you shared your favorite memory with loved ones around the holiday season. #presenceoverpresents

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