What is your favorite memory so far

TANNER'S MOM wrote: Of your marraige. I am being sentimental today. I was talking today wiht a friend about simplier times. When Randy and I were first married and the kids were all little. We had a small piece of land and a few horses, 2 hogs and some goats. We had a two bedroom trailer that we completely remodeled. I think I made 300.00 a week, and he made maybe 500.00 and we thought we were rich. We didn't have cable or satelittle. A house phone was a luxury. Randy drove a 70 model truck that broke down all the time and I had an old car that was as big as a boat. But man we spent a lot of time with friends and family. We were busy living life and enjoying.

I remember the tender moment of the kids being small and cuddley. I remember them playing in teh dirt together happy and content. I remember when I could kiss away boo boo's

I remember when I got excited before Randy came home from work and run to the bathroom to make sure I looked alright.

I think I would trade all the stuff we have now.. the land, the horses, the bigger house, the cars and trucks for time when my children where smaller and my marriage was funnier. Something about debt and bills takes the fun out.

C&K*s Mommie replied: There are so many. To choose only one I would say the phone calls made to simply say 'love ya' or the text messages. We call each other at least once a day to that.

Also, like you Mel. The simple life we had pre-marriage and pre-kids. Looking back on it, we had little but we were content with the little that we had. Now we have a little more (mainly 2 kids), and are still content with what we have.

Boo&BugsMom replied: I think it was Tanner's birth. I had never seen Troy that excited in my life. He was/is a proud papa.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: My favorite time in our marriage was when we first moved here. There was something about being away from friends and family that made us rely on each other more. It was my first time living away from 'home.' Maddie was 10 mos old, Scotty and I had lived apart for 7 mos (he moved before we did) and we were like newlyweds. We had an apartment here so there was little stress about home maintenance. No yard to mow, very little cleaning, etc. Our bills were small and he was bringing home three times as much. We really enjoyed ourselves.

mckayleesmom replied: I know its stupid.....but when we were in the hospital after I had Mckaylee....He was changing her diaper for the first time and he remembered to put the vaseling on her butt.... . I know that seems stupid, but I was so doped up that I would have forgotten and I realized he was going to be a good daddy when he remembered.

Also...another dumb thing....The first time I was giving Mckaylee a bath he kept telling me to make sure I washed her "muffins" right... That is what he use to refer to her vagina.....Cracked me up.


With Russell it was the fact that he was so excited about getting a boy that he was named and the paperwork was being filled out before I was even out of recovery.


Another was when we were newlyweds and Mckaylee was only a couple months old...we forgot to pay the power bill and we were totally broke.....So we made homeburgers (if anyone doesn't know what that is...its hamburgers on bread because you can't afford buns)...on our grill and we just laughed and talked all night about our wierd upbringings.......It was probably the best night and it started out as the worst...We laughed so hard at so many things...

My2Beauties replied: Wow, I don't know. I mean I still love my DH very much and he always does "little things" to let me know he cares. When we first got together obviously we were more care-free and we did things together more, we went out all the time and spent every waking moment with each other. With more kids, a hectic work schedule it makes it harder but we try and find the time. He used to be a bit more romantic, I do miss that. He is still romantic like he does little things all the time, but he used to go so over the top with it, he just swooned me all the time at first. Oh and we had more you know what back then, but hey who doesn't when they first get together I think something I would change about myself is I wouldn't take his love for granted or take advantage of it. I think now I come to expect certain things from him and sometimes I feel bad when I push him too hard for something or I am crabby with him if I had a bad day at work, used to be I could have the day from he double hockey sticks and seeing him would change my whole mood, and every single little thing he did, I acted like was the all time greatest romantic ordeal in the whole world and just showered him with affection when he did it I think I am just a little too comfortable now and I just take for granted that he is always around ya know. Makes me wanna go home and do something special for him tonight - after trick or treating that is - like a back rub or something! I used to do that for him all the time and never do anymore

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Like you Mel...a simpler life I guess. Before DH and I were married, we lived together in a studio apartment...so NO seperate room except the bathroom! It was the cutest place right above a garage! We were just so in love (still are, but back then, it was that lala phase) and didn't care that we were crammed into this small little place together 24/7. We would wakeup late on the weekends or drink wine together on the little balcony. Or we would play cards and stay up late and talk. There was a little bakery in the alley behind the garage and you could smell them baking every morning. There were also dive bars in the alley too, so sometimes we would go out late, go in the bars' back door, drink cheap drinks and play pool! SUCH a different lifestyle than we have now, but I would have to say I am still madly in LOVE with him, of course regardless of what house we live in, big or small.

ETA: Thanks for this post Mel...it really brought the butterflies back! Good memories!

Kaitlin'smom replied: one thing I remember off hand is after working crazy all week we woudl come home on friday and got to bed (no not that) we woudl go to sleep and skip dinner well some how we would both wake up about 2am starving so we used to get up and go get somethign to eat a Dennies and laugh at the drunks.

another favorite time was in 02 we took a vacation but did not do much and we both missed going to FL (seems to be our favorite place to vacation) well he called me the friday morning before labor day and said let go to FL this weekend, I said yoru crazy we can do that, he asked why not, we can fly out tonight spend the weekend and come back monday. He started checking flights, so we did just that we left for the weekend. We had never done that before and probably wont have the chance to do it again for a long time. I am so happy we did it. It was a very nice weekend. It was the first time he had seen white beaches and the sunset on the beach was beautiful.

MyLuvBugs replied:
I couldn't agree with you more

I really really really had to think about this one.....things haven't exactly been memorable for the better lately.

My fondest memory thus far with DH is probably the first week that we moved/lived in California. All we did that week was unpack, play video games and fool-around. Lazy days, but fun days.....we talked and laughed so much. I miss that.

Other memories that I kinda like are seeing DH holding Lorelei on the couch after we brought her home from the hospital, and the two of them were sound asleep. And Dh walking the halls with me and holding my hand during labor with Lexi.

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: A spur of the moment trip we took to Portland in May of 2001. We didn't plan or anything, no hotel reservations, just packed some stuff in the car and took off.

kimberley replied: i remember how madly in love we were with each other from the time we met and how carefree we both were. i remember how he took care of me when i was pg with Jade, brushing my hair, shouldering my frequent tears over nothing, making sure i was comfortable... he truly was my rock.

i remember the moment he truly became a father. that moment he had the girls in his arms and you could feel the love and pride from across the room.

mom21kid2dogs replied: Awwww . . . .what a fun thread, Mel!

I think for me it was our first non honeymoon vaction. We went to Canada~way into Canada~in fact. We had such a wonderful time exploring a different place, relaxing and just enjoying each other's company. It just reinforced for me how truly compatible we are. We just had (and continue to have) a great time in each other's company!

redchief replied: This is both fun and a difficult question to answer, especially considering the nature of emotion and the growth of our relationship over the years. One stand-out was our first ski vacation together. We were so young still, full of bravado and youth. We rented a house in the Pocono mountains and spent a week there with cousins and brothers. We got lost several times, but I never let on I didn't know where we were; we just enjoyed the drive and the time together. It was so much a simpler time. We conceived our first child on that trip.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane Mel!!!

Nina J replied: We used to go swimming in the river near our old house. One day we decided we wanted to make a raft, so we did. We spent about 2 hours building it, then we floated around on it until night.
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We had a war going on once, before we had kids. I played a joke on DH (I hid all of his underwear), he vowed to get me back. He hid all of my pads and tampons because he knew it was that time of the month The 'war' got worse until DH ended up with no eyebrows Not exactly a loving memory, but it's fun looking back on it.

coasterqueen replied: Oh gosh I have TONS, too many to pick from. I'd have to say more before than now, though.

When Dh and I were dating, not living together yet, he would always stay with me til I fell asleep because I was scared living in the apartment alone. Then I'd wake up in the morning to little signs on the floor telling me he loves me, etc.

The first time we moved away to go to college and lived on our own. It was just us, poor as can be, had no idea how we'd pay for things or where we'd find jobs. We used to go to bed late on a Friday night after partying, sleep then if we woke up we'd just stay in bed all day watching tv and eating food, then about 6 pm we'd get up, get showers, and go out or have people over. Well that was until we had to work on weekends. That was just awesome staying in bed all day, talking, eating, watching tv, sleeping, anything we wanted, it was just our own little world.

Our honeymoon camping was the best honeymoon I could ever have. It was a blast!

After Kylie was born I'd have to say just watching ourselves grow as we watched her grow. It was awesome to see the little changes in each other as well as Kylie. We discovered ourselves in a whole other way. The same after Megan was born.

kristy-n-chad replied: There are so many! I'll probably keep adding more as I remember them!

We have been together since we were young...I was 14 and he was 17. We started dating around Easter time, and he brought me a stuffed bunny. Well, bc I loved that bunny, he brought me a new one each day for a week, at least!

Our honeymoon. We had all of our wedding money and just spent a few days shopping and doing what we wanted together, without worrying about money.

Renewing our vows. On our first wedding anniversary I was going to surprise him by telling him I was pg with Noah...well he surprised me first by having arranged for a renewing of our vows at church in front of everyone ....and a party afterwards!