talking about memories; reminiscences
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
happy memory; sweet memory
memory-making; making memories
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
Footprints in the Snow (1900-1901 novel by Roka Tokutomi)