7 - Vivi L- The Emotions Behind a Plastic Egg

    I am sure many of us have experienced or seen in some way how many people celebrate Easter. Whether you do or do not celebrate Christian holidays, I am sure you have heard of easter egg hunts. Growing up, my family was not very involved in religion, but we did have a few easter egg hunts. 

     I was born being the youngest by twelve, thirteen, and fifteen years, so by the time I came around, my parents were not interested in dealing with traditions and celebrations that they had done plenty of times. However, I did get to participate in a few easter egg hunts. The most memorable was when my sister had to distract me for hours while my mom put out those bright-colored, plastic eggs. Why was it memorable? Well, it was memorable because my older sister who was around nineteen years old at the time decided to take all the eggs from me as I was hunting for them. Yes, I did cry, a lot. 

     Since I have only had around two to three easter egg hunts in my entire life, the ones that I did get, do hold a special place in my heart. It was a special feeling that feeling of adrenaline when waiting for parents to shout “GO!” Seeing the bright plastic colored eggs, ranging from neon green to bright pink and dark purple. Searching as far as my eyes could see and running all over the yard trying to find the biggest eggs. Even the moments when I’d shake the eggs to see if the candy was worth it or not.

     While these little things do not seem all that important, there is something these all have in common. A feeling that I have tried not to get rid of since then, the feeling of being a child and being young. Yes, I am almost seventeen which is still extremely young, but this feeling was youthful. Similar to playing out in the street all day long with your friends until eight or nine PM on a summer day. While I will still be able to make new memories similar to these, there will never be a time when I will get to relive those exact moments. So while I did not “experience” many of these easter egg hunts, I did feel the emotions involved and will never forget the nostalgia associated with my childhood.