Chase and I have officially moved out of our first house together (Chase also lived here for 3 years before we got married with his college buddies) this week… tear…

I have decided to dedicate this post to ten wonderful memories that we have had at the ol’ 3710 house… (sorry some of the pics aren’t that great, but they have wonderful memories in them)

1. Chase proposed to me in our backyard!! He had all our family and friends  come over and line up in the backyard with tea light candles making a path for me to walk down to where he was standing under an arch. I sat on our stump and read me a prayer he had written a few years prior for his future wife! It was perfect! We had a party with our friends and family afterward. Oh and he made me a scrapbook!

2.  Bonfires in the fire pit after many TECH football Victories!

3. We hosted our small group from our church for over a year and a half in our living room. Such a blessing to be able to use our house to build great community.

4. Home improvements around the house… to name a few: a double T painted on the back porch and painted the kitchen & bedrooms done by Chase & Trent Mays, a major facelift of the entire house (new carpet, popcorn ceilings removed, entertainment center town down…Chase & “the dads” did this) before a girl -me- moved in, the laundry room completely re-done (Chase surprised me with this one when I was out of town one weekend), etc…

5. Planting flowers in our front yard with my mom two years in a row.

6. A visit from Chase’s brother, sister-in-law and four kids over the summer… we had people sleeping in every room.

7. Great parties– baby showers, game nights, wedding showers, pumpkin carving with neighbors, super bowl party, garage sale– and BBQs with great friends and family.

8. Front porch sitting… watching the rain & lightening, looking at gorgeous sunsets & rainbows, great talks, coffee & reading time…

9. Making pallets of blankets in front of our ghetto tv (this thing turns off randomly sometimes, weighs about 100 lbs, and eats VHS tapes) to watch FRIENDS episodes and movies. This has been one our favorite way to end our date nights. (even though I usually end up falling asleep!)

10. College Life. Enough said.

We are going to miss this house, but we are thankful for the time we had there and will cherish the memories we have there… thanks for all the wonderful memories and times friends & family! We love you.