Three Years

It has been three years today since we signed on the dotted line and officially became home owners.

Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that we took that risk. We purchased a house that needed a lot of love in order to become a home. And since then, have spent money, time, and energy to make it our own. It really did need a lot of love...

However, it also feels like we have lived a lot of life in just three short years.

When we lost Brooklyn, the thought of living here without her made me sick to my stomach. At one point Derek and I had a conversation about if it would just be best to start looking for a new house. The memories were painful, and living here without her just felt wrong.

After a while of casually looking online, and thinking about what we really wanted, we decided it would be best to stay here longer. There are still some things we want to do to the house (mainly finish the kitchen), and we decided that it would be nice if we could have a baby in this home again one day.

Almost 5 months have passed since we walked in our very silent house without our little girl. I can honestly say that I'm so glad we decided to stay. This house has been full of some very painful moments, but I can't imagine being anywhere else right now. We are so lucky to live somewhere that is full of memories of being pregnant with Brooklyn, and lots of firsts for Derek, Samson, and I.

We love our home and all of the memories, good and bad that it comes with. Our home tells a story - our story.

I can't wait to see what this house has in store for us in the next three years. And I look forward to making many more memories here before we outgrow our two bedroom, 1.5 story home.