Adventure is out there

/ jannanbland
This Valentine’s Day will never be forgotten. Scott told me to be ready at noon today, and that is all he would say.  

So, we left the kids with my parents and headed out on an adventure, as Scott called it. Five hours, and lots of coversation later, we were coming into Dallas! 

When Scott and I got married in 2001, we moved into a tiny, and somewhat questionable, apartment. When the oven door was opened, it touched the cabinets on the other side of the kitchen, and to use the microwave, we had to turn off the tv. We had just gotten out of college, and I was about to start my 1st year of teaching. Limited funds, and nothing but love kept us going that 1st year of marriage. I think I begged my mama at least once a month to let me come home. A new, enormous city for a small-town girl was quite an adjustment. I had no idea what an HOV lane even was! But, Scott and I stuck it out, and we settled on Crest, even though I was a Colgate kid. We experienced 9/11 sitting on a couch donated by my folks and a recliner Scott found on the side of the road in college. We were mesmerized and destroyed at the events of that day.
We also had 2 car break-ins within a month while living there, and I drove around with cellophane on my window until we could afford to have it repaired.   

Here we are in Lewisville, looking shady, and taking a selfie at our first home together.  1901 Lakeside Dr. 


We also went by the first house that we ever owned. It was a small 2 story with navy carpet and blinding yellow paint on every wall. We spent 3.5 years here, struggling with infertility, the loss of Scott’s grandfather, the aftermath of 9/11, and a failed adoption. 
But the wonderful memories far outweigh the painful. We spent our 1st Christmas as a married couple in our new house. We painted every room, laughing and listening to music. We purchased new furniture, loved on our doggies, became independent in our new jobs, yet clinging to one another. We learned how to survive life together.  We also conceived Maggie and brought her home from the hospital here. We cried together and were elated with answered prayers. 

Another selfie- At our first house. We look like criminals, so we hurried before we got caught! 2044 Mallard Dr. 


Our favorite place in the whole wide land to eat is Babe’s Chicken. It has THE best fried chicken and biscuits in the world! I even ate there the day before I gave birth to Maggie! Scott surprised me at supper! 
It was so delicious, and we reminisced about many stories from our before-children era. 




The last place we stopped was Braum’s, for some ice cream. It is our favorite, and on Saturday nights when boredom or a sweet tooth struck, it was our go-to place. We laughed about eating there one evening when we were newlyweds, and the man standing in front of us had on white see-through pants and no undies! We nearly died when the same man was sitting in the pew in front of us at church the next morning! 

Braum’s


We are on our way back to Katy now. 
Scott was right. This was a day of adventure. But, it also reminded me of the boy I married, and the love we shared as young twenty somethings, with hearts and heads full of plans and dreams that life would have in store for us. Our love is different- more complex now. Our simple days of 2 have grown into busier days of 4. We have new trials to face and more memories to make. But, one thing that will never change is the way I feel about Scott. He is always faithful, and his love is ever-enduring. He is exactly who God planned for me to traverse this earthly life with. He is my forever Valentine. 




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