The Death of my iPhone 4S

I had recently broken up with my Droid in October 2011, and I was looking for a rebound phone, and it was love at first sight when I came across the iPhone 4S. I thought this relationship would last forever. My iPhone 4S seemed to be indestructible (just like the old Nokia phones): it had fallen down rocky mountains, been dropped in muddy puddles, flown off a moving vehicle, slipped from my hand and dropped on hard surfaces about a thousand times. How no one reported me to CPS (cell-phone protective services) for the abuse and neglect my phone had experienced is beyond surprising; probably because they knew my true love for my phone was genuine. I took it everywhere with me, and it experienced all the same memorable adventures that I did. My iPhone's final moments were spent down 4th Avenue in downtown Seattle. As I reflect on our time together, I cannot imagine sharing those experiences with any other phone device.

Thank you iPhone 4S for your almost four years of service:

• Asking Siri ridiculous questions and she never passed judgment on me.
• Giving directions from Omaha, NE to Seattle, WA and I didn't get lost once; thank you voice navigation, and the blue dot of Google Maps.
• Capturing photos from my first hike in Washington, and every other scenic photo I have taken since.
• Allowing me to remember every time I had an amazing cup of caffeine.
• Every shot of a delectable food dish that I made from scratch or enjoyed in a restaurant.
• Enabling me to keep lists (bucket list, reading lists) all in one place instead of millions of post it notes .
• Utilizing Instant Lab to discover my love and appreciation for polaroid photos without being separated from my iPhone.
• Entertaining me when I am waiting in a line at the store, at the same time, wearing headphones and making me instantly unapproachable to other people.
• Jamming to music as I was walk the streets of Seattle.
• Screenshot future hikes from Instagram.
• The moment I joined Instagram, and realized that Facebook was the social media of the past for me.
• Food-stalking on Yelp before I meet up for a meal with friends.
• Knowing when to leave to catch the sunset.
• Planning to watch only ONE video on YouTube and ended up viewing videos for two hours.
• When I lived without Wi-Fi in my apartment for two years, my iPhone was my connection to the virtual world when I didn't want to get out of my PJs and go to a coffee shop.
• Keeping contact information to friends and family since my brain seems incapable now of even remembering my parents' telephone numbers.
• Never missing appointments because of iCalendar app being sync to my MacBook.
• FaceTiming with fellow iPhone friends.
• Not needing to carry cash with me when I visit Starbucks; plus all the freebies accumulated with being a Starbucks Rewards member.
• Enabling my addiction to Groupon, and encouraging me to try things I would never consider, until they were 1/2 off in price.
• I never played Candy Crush or Angry Birds, but I think a person is never too old to play Bejeweled.
• Allowing me to continue not obtaining the skills to change a tire, because of the easy AAA app that instantly calls for roadside assistance.
• Foretelling the approximate time that raindrops will be falling from the skies with The Weather Channel app and it's new "real time rainfall alerts."

Although I have replaced my iPhone 4s, it is currently tucked away in the drawer of my desk, as I cannot let it go quite yet. I am sure I am not the only one enduring this struggle; therefore, here's some humorous link to help others through their grieving process.

http://www.dorkly.com/post/73164/cracked-phones
http://www.jokes4us.com/miscellaneousjokes/corporatejokes/iphonejokes.html

It has been a tough year for me with Apple devices. My decade old MacBook finally kicked the bucket. Along with my iPod nano falling (because of the force of gravity and not at all my fault) and the screen cracking. My iPod still worked but currently has been kidnapped or lost.