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)...
