man down...

way back in august 2011, i found myself with a pink ribbon wrapped around my wrist.  it is a wishing bracelet from brazil.  the premise behind the wishing bracelet is, you make three wishes for each of three knots tied and when the ribbon falls off your wishes will come true.  the key component to this is the ribbon has to fall off, you may not remove it, it has to slowly deteriorate on your wrist.

my bracelet and i have been on a two and half year journey.  we have celebrated holidays, been on dates, given blood, made memories, and now that our journey has ended i have absolutely no idea what i wished for.  you would think i could remember one of the three wishes, but i really have no clue.  for all i know my wishes could have already come true.



 

november 21, 2011, this is a few months after getting my bracelet and it is starting to fray.

 

 

april 6, 2012, as you can see it is starting to cord, my efforts to keep it flat were futile.

 

 

june 11, 2012, my bracelet was always fashionable.

 

 

october 10, 2012, we gave blood.

 january 8, 2013 we brought in the new year.

 

december 1, 2013, man down.

 

i am going to miss my bracelet.  i have gotten used to it being on my arm, adjusting it when it's caught up in other bracelets, scrubbing it clean every morning (i was afraid of it smelling), and having to explain why i have a ratty pink string tied to my wrist.  it's been a good journey.  i hope my wishes, that i can't remember, come true.