Saturday Somethin' Somethin'

I am bringing you Saturday's feature a day early, because we're headed out to the lake for the weekend and, for the life of me, I can't get the scheduled post option to work on Blogger. Buggers.

This weekend's feature is a bit of a trip down memory lane.

The weather for the past few weeks has been just beautiful and it's got me wishing that my yard was not so hillbilly so I could get out and lounge in the sunshine without first having to wade through 3' tall weeds!

It's got me nostalgic for the days we lived in our condo and had our roof top patio.

The total area of our deck was roughly 700 sq ft. It was really private since none of our neighbours used theirs. When we bought our condo, the roof looked like this:

A few years after we moved in we got to work on this space. Can you tell Mr. Mel is excited about getting this space completed?

And, after much work, it ended up looking like this (click on the photos to enlarge and get a better view):

I really miss my roof deck. It was such a unique and unexpected space. I can't imagine ever having a home that would allow me to have one again so these photos will just have to do.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Happy Anniversary to....Me!

Today marks eight years since Mr.Mel and I said our "I do"s.

I can't believe how fast the past eight years has flown by. I recall nearly every moment of that day. Considering that it's so fresh in my memory, it's hard to reconcile just how much time has passed...2920 days! (not that I'm counting - wink wink)

I look at photos from that day and I realize that, even at 25, I was just a babe. I had so much to learn, we both did. To us, the wedding was just a formality, we wanted to be married and get on with it! Ha ha. We had big plans. We thought we were invincible!

In eight years, we've seen the little ones around us get to be not-so-little, we've travelled, there have been career changes, and we've DIY'd. Oh goodness, have we DIY'd! From our modest little apartment to our current custom built home, it's been a labour of love (and, of course, sweat and tears).

The past eight years have been full of so much fun, I can hardly wait to see what`s next!