05 July 2008

Keys to the Castle


Today's random item is hanging on our wall, next to the door.

When we bought this property, way back in 1991, we weren't married. Yes, gasp, we lived in sin!
The old house was in disrepair and let's not even discuss the state of the property. Suffice it to say: jungle-like.

We spent hours upon hours spiffing the old house up. The first weekend, the house was full of people: scrubbing, painting, repairing, laying carpet. It went from 1970's kitsch to a homey little cabin.

We were married in front of the old house, we had our first dog in that house. Christmases, parties, snowstorms, the house withstood it all. Many firsts happened in that house.

When we built the new house, I was excited. But I loved our old house and had trouble letting go.
When Danny tore it down, I watched in sadness. It took him 30 minutes to tear down the house we'd spent 14 years of our lives in.

I kept our old house keys and framed them in this little frame. It's a little reminder of the house that we built together, not built in the hammer & nails way but built in memories.

3 comments:

Swistle said...

Those are so sweet! They look like a couple!

MzEll said...

Such great memories. I kept the key the my husband's truck that we drove across the country in twice right after we got married... The frame is a great idea.

Anonymous said...

Oh, that is such a sweet idea!