Staples.

PB & J. Seinfeld. Cosmopolitans. Candy Corn. Sunday Night Football. The Little Black Dress.

You may not think any of these things have anything in common at first glance. You may think I've lost all my marbles. Maybe that should be added to the list, I never had marbles as a child in the first place. Regardless, all these things are classics in their own regard. PB & J - My co-workers and I still bring that for lunch and get excited. Seinfeld, I mean really, even if Michael Richards ruined his post-career, it's still on TBS like 9 times a night. Cosmos will never get old in my book, or on my bar tab. You can give out Candy Corn year after year, even if it's from 1999. Sunday night football isn't a staple for me, but it is for the lover, so it gets added to my list too (and my flat screen). And every girl has to have a little black dress. Some come equipped with it out of the womb.

There are some things in life that just never get old, they may become different i.e. raspberry cosmos, candy corn-esque pumpkins, etc. They are things that remain in your life, and without them you wouldn't be you. They can even be annoying things, like the kid that picked his nose when you were 5 and now he gives you a ring every year for you birthday.

So why do I bring this up? I think as you get older, and life changes, recognizing your staples is important. It reminds you who are you, when you get away from the things that made you. I need Pumpkin Spice lattes in the fall because it reminds me of Saratoga with my best friend. I need Jack Frost candles because it reminds me of Christmas time with my best friend. In the future, I'm going to need her to be there picking out my wedding dress, paint for the living room, siding with me that 1080 p or i doesn't make any difference, etc. Pretty much, it doesn't matter where we go, or how life changes, you need a staple to hold you together. One of my major staples is my best friend. The lattes and candles are connected but I don't see them helping me through a life crisis.

I'm getting older (not old but I'm finally legal), and I'm away from the place that made me, me. I'm realizing it's important to look back on these things, and pick out what is still holding you together, and to embrace it.