I apologize in advance for the sappy post, but last night I was standing in my kitchen with my husband and our kitties, cooking dinner and dancing around and making jokes, and just acting like we normally do, and all of a sudden I was just struck with this feeling – there’s really no place like home.

Here we are on December 26, 2008 – I took off early from work (yes, I had to work the day after Christmas) and headed over to our new abode where we met the movers and began turning our new house into a home:

What an amazing feeling.  We had worked so hard for this house – contracts falling through, months of renovations and living with my parents, countless trips to Home Depot . . . I can’t tell you how awesome it felt to look around and see how our vision had come to life.

And what’s even better is that the amazing feeling that we felt that very first night hasn’t faded a bit.  We made the perfect home, and we made it together – and there’s no place like home.

What are some of your favorite memories from your home?

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