8+ years, 2 houses and 2 kids later

When I cleaned out the sewing room (AGAIN) last week, I discovered the foam boards from our engagement were still in the closet in there. Dave has been reluctant to let me get rid of them and I finally had a brilliant idea - let's go back to where we got engaged, take photos of them and make them into a photo book. Something small and easy to keep and we can finally get rid of the boards themselves.

So this weekend we hauled the kids back to the middle school where I worked to take the pictures. He actually proposed on Valentine's day and it happened to be during a passing period so the stairwell he was standing in front of outside was FILLED to the brim with middle schoolers. (That stairwell no longer exists.) When the kids saw him standing out there they started to whoop and holler and stomp and clap and cheer and it filled the entire three story building with the MOST deafening noise I have ever heard.

And there the kids stood until he got to the very last sign. (And was nearly arrested as the principal went running outside to see who was trespassing and what the commotion was. LOL)











And here we are, 8 years, a few cars, one big move and two adorable littles later.

The last two or three years have been particularly challenging, but, I think I'll keep them - the husband, the kids and *maybe* even the foam boards.

After all, I did just clean out the basement, didn't I?