Alpharetta, Georgia is the home you've known since you were born, but in a couple of weeks we venture off to Columbia, South Carolina. Our little house has been so good to us and we wanted to reflect on some memories there for you:
1. Before you were born, Dad and I moved into this house about a month before our wedding. We had almost no furniture and for a long time all we had were hand-me-downs and stuff we bought at Walmart or brought with us from college apartments. We had so much fun, though! The laughter in that house was constant and we cooked and sat on the porch and talked late into the night listening to music. We had friends and family over and we just enjoyed being ourselves together in our own place. As you look back on this, don't feel like you have to rush into living a grown up life or "keep up with the Jones'". Take time to enjoy being young and in love and really getting to know the person you chose to spend your life with.
2. We brought you home to this house and you made it even happier than it was before! We will never forget the excitement, fear, love and exhaustion of this time period,
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4. Most of all, we want you to remember that this house was filled with God and love. We prayed together, we had dance parties together (see here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0r3Mb5D2-4pVFZLRllxZXJnam5CYXdmakVRdWVpSU1Obm1v/view?usp=sharing ), and we ate popsicles on the porch together. We were not perfect in this house. There were rough times (i.e. the terrible twos going into threes where your temper tantrums were out of control!) but overall we stayed together as a family and trusted in God which is all that really matters. While we were grateful for the roof over our heads, what made this a great house was that we realized it was just that. It didn't define us. What was under the roof of this house (or any house in the future for that matter) is what really matters. If you always remember that you will be good to go!
All our love,
Mom and Dad.
