Collections?

Do you have any collections?  Personally, I used to have a couple collections, but now there seems to be only one.  Books.

I have a problem with book collections.  I collect books that I'll (probably) never read.  I have two collections: 1 in NY, 1 in Michigan.  It keeps growing.  And I haven't really been reading.

I'm currently working on a book that I had started for my bachelor's degree.  It's in Spanish, so it's not fast reading, but it's a good book.  Unfortunately, I want to read all of the books in my collection.  And so... it continues to grow :P

I used to collect musical instrument figurines, but it's been a while since I've collected nor displayed these figurines.  I have a variety of figures, even from far away places like the Dominican Republic and Mexico.  I have dogs playing pianos, cats playing violins and ducks playing drums... all marching to their own tune and rhythm.  Unfortunately, they are all now collecting dust.

So... what do you collect?

My First Memory

My first memory is difficult to determine, actually.  I have two very early memories, but it's hard to determine which is the earliest.

Option #1 -
The timing on this memory isn't difficult to determine.  We were in the airport and I was very young - 4 years old, actually.  My baby brother, Randy, had just been born and we were headed to Alabama.  We were waiting in the airport and I was impressing my grandparents with my reading abilities.  Included in that impression was my ability to spell the word "special."  That was really awesome, according to my grandfather, that I was so smart at such a young age.  I remember feeling so proud.

Option #2 -
This is the memory for which I'm unsure of the timing.  I cannot remember if it was when I was 4 or 5 because I cannot remember for which sibling we were awaiting news.  I remember getting the call that my mother had had the new baby while we were at Grandma and Grandpa Richter's home.

What are your first memories?