Our little one room house...this is pretty much it.
I took this the day we were moving, so there are boxes and clothes everywhere. :)
Pictured above, you see our little fridge in the corner and my husband's massive bookshelf--which I call a huge chunk of my marriage inheritance, lol. Beside that, and directly across the room from the bed, sat our TV atop my hope chest (which was FULL of wedding gifts and household items stored away). Then directly to the camera's right was our clothing closet, which was also full of household items and baby things. AND under the bed was also storage. I don't know how I found places to put things. Whew.
(below) From the other side of the room, you see our door and a bookself which has been partially cleared off. And our little bathroom, which I did not take pictures of, since I didn't clean it til we moved everything out of it. ;)
It was a neat little place to start; just a little dorm room in a ministry building. Hubby lived here for a couple years before I moved in, and it quickly became our little "home". The ministry director (along with his wife and kids!) became a close friend, and he was gracious to let a newlywed couple and their "house" move in. He was even prepared to let us stay there with a baby, which would have made us the first "family" to have ever lived there. As cool as it would have been, I think my organizational skills were at their max with just the two of us. :D
Thankfully, we never had anyone openly criticize our decision to marry quickly, even though we didn't have a legit house yet. Even still, no one criticized when we announced that we had a "honeymoon baby" on the way, and STILL with no house. Either no one criticized, or maybe the peace with where God had us kept us from noticing? Because even in the midst of discontentment or frusteration in the small space, He blessed us with undeserved peace there. We're thankful for this little place, and the people involved with it, that allowed us to marry and have a neat beginning to our little family.
We miss it, too. You probably always miss your "first place" in different ways. ;)
What do you miss about your first place? Were you super blessed with a first house? I've heard some pretty crazy stories about couples starting out--did you, or your parents, have a crazy beginning? Would you be willing to marry, or did you marry, without a legit house??? Please share!
(our new apartment pictures coming soon in Episode II)...
lovely to finally see the first place! can't wait for the next post. :) a peek into your life until october! <3 <3
ReplyDeleteWow! I thought that our first place was small! hehe! I am so glad that you are able to move into something bigger when the baby gets here.
ReplyDeleteWe are living in our very first house now. My husband started building it as soon as I said yes to marry him! We are going to be selling this place come spring and it will be VERY sad to sell it!Everything about this house was our first. Our kids were even born in this house(homebirths).I have been taking pictures of everything and someday I hope to make a scrapbook of it.
When we first moved into our house we had no hot water or heat for about 2 weeks(we got married in Nov.)We had to go over to his parents house(across the feild)to shower and wash our cloths.I had to boil water to wash my dishes! But now when I look back on it we have learned so much from living here. I think I may write about this someday! :)
Looking forward to your next post!
Awww, such special memories! We have fond memories of our first place, too. I think I would have lived in a cardboard box, wouldn't have mattered, 'cause we were so in love. :) That's the way it ought to be. Can't wait to see part 2! Wish I was there to help you unpack and put everything up. :) Love you, friend.
ReplyDeleteOooO! Looking forward to seeing the new apartment! =D
ReplyDeleteI just love hearing how couple meet, marry and start out because all the stories are different! :)
ReplyDeleteMy story is just the opposite. My husband is my senior by many years and already had a house and 40 acres. That was an experience in itself, moving into an established home instead of starting together! But my sweet darling tells me it was just a house until I came along and made it a home. :)
Oh my goodness! You guys were sure "cozy" in your little first home! I am sure you are relieved to move into something a bit more spacious especially with a baby on the way! :) Happy for you!
ReplyDeleteOur first home is our home yet (we haven't been married very long)...and the funny part about our story is, we decided we wanted to marry soon after our engagement. So we had a civil ceremony (more like a Christian one, as the judge was very religious and actually gave us a sermon! it was cool! haha) on a Friday afternoon, right after my husband had just closed on our first home earlier that SAME afternoon! We like to laugh about how we bought a house and got married on the SAME day and that weekend, we literally began moving everything each of us owned, just the two of us. The only items we used the movers for, at the end of two weeks of us moving things (might I add in ONE car with the two of us after full time jobs EACH DAY and each weekend), were the biggest items, e.g. furniture we couldn't lift/fit in our car. It was an adventure let me tell you! But looking back on it, the whole thing makes for fond memories.
We love our first house. It's our home. And we are so thankful to be here, together! :)
Oh, and then we were married in a traditional wedding ceremony about 5 months later, when we had saved enough money to afford a ceremony/reception where we could invite friends and family to attend and celebrate with us! And where I got to wear my beautiful gown. I like your story, too! :)
ReplyDeleteDid i mention i love the little cute bookshelf?
ReplyDeleteLovely little place.
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