25 Days of Thanks - Day Sixteen

Our Home

In the master bathtub while we were looking at the house

Tucked safely behind my favorite tree is our home.  While it's not fancy, to us it is a beautiful place.  We have put a lot of love and sweat into our home.  We have finished the basement, replaced the siding and shutters, painted, done a lot of yardwork, and currently we are working on replacing the banisters on the stairs.  But most importantly we have created many many many wonderful memories here.  This house has been a wonderful place to build our lives together.  When we do envitably leave this house for a different one (hopefully somewhere much farther south) it will be a very sad thing.  This is the house we were in when we got married, we learned how to be pet parents, and ultimately brought our son home to.  I love that over time we have made our house into our home.  I love constantly trying to make an even better home for us.  My hope is that this house and any house we live in is a place where our family and friends feel safe, welcome and at home and free to be themselves.