Remembering Halloween

Two Halloweens ago, Chris and I had just moved into our house the day before. It had been a huge ordeal of a move, taking 2 days instead of the intended one, and included a mover puking in our neighbors bushes. We had slept on the floor for the past 2 nights, and I called in sick to work because I felt like I'd been run over with a truck. Steph came over that day and we sat among boxes in a house that still felt like someone else's, despite the fact that I had already spilled a beer on the carpet, which is usually the point at which a place really feels like home. Chris and I had just moved in together 4 months previously, and now we were moving again and had somehow instantly acquired 3 rental properties, 2 of which were vacant at this time. We had 3 mortgages and a blind faith that it would all work out and be a great move for us.

Last Halloween Chris and I were sitting at Carmax, me dressed as a vampire and Chris as something that I can't recall anymore. We were selling his car, a Chevy Blazer, and wondering if only having one car would work for us. We put him on the title to my car, and suddenly it was OUR car. OUR house. OUR car. We were engaged at this point, but it was still strange to watch our lives intertwine like this. (And yes, we are still a one-car family, and the only time we've missed it was during our wedding, when we had a lot of friends and family in town and a lot of places to be. But we rented a car for 3 days, and it was fine. I wonder at what point we'll decide we need another car again?)

This Halloween we are a married couple having a lazy night at home and waiting for trick-or-treaters. We are investigating a weird smell in our freezer. We are going to feast on salmon and (home-grown) butternut squash, and have fun-size candy bars for dessert. We are going over our health insurance options for the upcoming year, and considering plans based on our hope that we'll be a family of three in the next year. Two years flies by, but my god, how much happens in that short amount of time.

posted by Ami @ Wednesday, October 31, 2007