As of yesterday, April 7, 2015, my grandparents closed escrow on their house. Now, at first this might not seem like a big deal. But to me it definitely is. So many great memories were made in that house so today I'm going to be sharing a few of those with you.
I believe they moved into the house when I was about eight years old, maybe a little bit older. So there are about fifteen years worth of memories!
I'm sure there have been over one hundred movie parties, Rock Band parties and holiday or birthday parties. On top of that, my mom, my sister and I lived with my grandparents for about three years in that house. It was hard to narrow it down but here are some of my favorite memories from the Cicely house.
I'm sure there have been over one hundred movie parties, Rock Band parties and holiday or birthday parties. On top of that, my mom, my sister and I lived with my grandparents for about three years in that house. It was hard to narrow it down but here are some of my favorite memories from the Cicely house.
I couldn't share memories about the Cicely house and leave out the dogs! My grandparents got Jett (the black lab) and Max (the yellow lab) about five years ago. There is never a dull moment with these two around. There is always an interesting story with Jett and Max, whether it's them running away pretty much once a week or jumping in the pond at the most inconvenient of times. And of course there was the time we had to clear the lawn because the gardeners were coming so we put all of the dog toys up on the patio table. Well, Max was not okay with that and as soon as he got outside he jumped up on the table and started taking the toys off. When he got caught I had to take a picture because the look on his face was hysterical!
Then there was the time we got a NINE AND A HALF foot tall Christmas tree. We had to buy three different stands because nothing would hold it up. It took us three days and the help of one of my friends to actually get the tree standing up. One time when it fell over the dogs peed on it and then it smelled horrible. That was definitely a crazy Christmas year but it was so worth it because the house looked pretty amazing with the giant tree!
Actually, there are a lot of wonderful memories from Christmas time. Of course I always got the big gifts at my grandparents house, a few favorites were my first pair of ice skates and American Girl dolls. It will be very strange this year and the following years to not be at the Cicely house for Christmas. But hey, making new memories is always exciting too!
Actually, there are a lot of wonderful memories from Christmas time. Of course I always got the big gifts at my grandparents house, a few favorites were my first pair of ice skates and American Girl dolls. It will be very strange this year and the following years to not be at the Cicely house for Christmas. But hey, making new memories is always exciting too!
There really are so many wonderful memories from the Cicely house but I have to say that hands down my two favorite memories are when I met Shawn and when he proposed to me. I met Shawn because one of our mutual friends pretty much dragged him to one of my infamous movie parties, we were watching Sherlock Holmes in preparation for the second Sherlock Homes movie coming out on DVD. All I noticed when I first met him was that he was tall and handsome. Then I sort of dropped hints to our mutual friend and mentioned that I thought he was cute and, well, the rest is history.
Now for the proposal, I knew it was coming but I didn't think it was going to happen for about another month. I'll have to do a post to share the whole proposal story later on but for now I'll share that Shawn proposed just after midnight on March 16th. When he was leaving my house he told me to wait because he had a present for me. Then he told me to walk over to the side of the house and when I got there he was already down on one knee and he proposed!
Now for the proposal, I knew it was coming but I didn't think it was going to happen for about another month. I'll have to do a post to share the whole proposal story later on but for now I'll share that Shawn proposed just after midnight on March 16th. When he was leaving my house he told me to wait because he had a present for me. Then he told me to walk over to the side of the house and when I got there he was already down on one knee and he proposed!
The Cicely house will always be very special to me and I'm sure to a lot of other people too. There were so many life changing events that happened in that house.
I would love for you to share a memory you have of the Cicely house! I could go on and on and on about all the wonderful things that happened in that house but I want to hear from you guys and gals too! So make sure you comment below to share your story!
And remember I'm only posting on Wednesdays so if you were looking for a post yesterday, sorry! I'll be back next Wednesday!
Caitlin
I would love for you to share a memory you have of the Cicely house! I could go on and on and on about all the wonderful things that happened in that house but I want to hear from you guys and gals too! So make sure you comment below to share your story!
And remember I'm only posting on Wednesdays so if you were looking for a post yesterday, sorry! I'll be back next Wednesday!
Caitlin