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Today I did a little gardening, it was totally impromptu.  I couldn't resist the 75% off plant sale.  The plants all looked a little wilted and droopy, but I thought with a little TLC they could become something beautiful we would enjoy for many years.

Now, in the past four homes we have owned I have never taken much interest in gardening.  We have always moved about every 2-3 years and I never saw the point, or had the time for that matter.  But, things are different now.  My husband is at the corporate headquarters for his company, so hopefully that means we are settled, no more moves!  I am much more interested in making this home, our home.  Being more thoughtful about how things are done. So when I saw the $4 hydrangeas I quickly picked up 11!  I LOVE hydrangeas.  They were in my wedding bouquet and they are in my parent's yard in my hometown.  I wanted to splash them all over my yard, so I would see them at every angle.

 You see, we live away from our family, it has always been that way.  It has always just been us, wherever we go, no grandmas to babysit, no cousins to play with, just us.  Every time we move, we start over, new friends, new church, new everything, nothing familiar.  But now, we are home.  This is where our kids will graduate from high school, this is where it will say Brooke is from in her wedding announcement one day.  This is home.  I always loved the hydrangeas in my parents yard.  In fact, I just took pictures of them when I was home a few weeks ago.

 So, when I saw some for sale I scooped them up.  I wanted that little reminder of home all around me.  I guess no matter how grown up we become, we still love things that remind us of home.

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