Let's face it: becoming a homeowner is a big deal. If you are at all scared of commitments (like me!), the idea of a thirty year mortgage is terrifying. Looking at home after home until you find "the one" kind of reminded me of the many botched dates that eventually led me to meeting Dave, "my one." But once you step foot into the perfect home, just like that first glance of meeting that special someone, well, you just know. That's what it was like for my dear friend Christa and her *new* fiance, Mike.
Christa and I have been friends since college where we studied art together. We've spent countless hours pouring over centuries worth of art history, plates and linoleum for printmaking and I even did a little modeling here and there for Christa's photography portfolio. So fast forward to 2012 and here she is, engaged to a wonderful man and now a happy homeowner of a 1925 bungalow township of Philadelphia. So this past week, I went for a little drive to the City of Brotherly Love to visit the happy couple in their adorably cozy home and I brought along a little something, something.
It turns out that there are several traditional gifts that one gives to new homeowners (and no, an Olive Garden gift card isn't one of them!) I made a little basket of gifts with a wish for warmth and love in their new home and here it is:
Christa and I have been friends since college where we studied art together. We've spent countless hours pouring over centuries worth of art history, plates and linoleum for printmaking and I even did a little modeling here and there for Christa's photography portfolio. So fast forward to 2012 and here she is, engaged to a wonderful man and now a happy homeowner of a 1925 bungalow township of Philadelphia. So this past week, I went for a little drive to the City of Brotherly Love to visit the happy couple in their adorably cozy home and I brought along a little something, something.It turns out that there are several traditional gifts that one gives to new homeowners (and no, an Olive Garden gift card isn't one of them!) I made a little basket of gifts with a wish for warmth and love in their new home and here it is:
Wishes for a warm home
Bread, may those in your home never go hungry.
Candles, may you always have light through the darkest of times.
Honey, may you always enjoy the sweetness of life.
Olive oil, may you always be blessed with health and well-being.
Salt, may there always be flavor and spice in your life.
Wine, may you always have joy and never go thirsty.
Love, light and warm wishes for your new life together.
I bet this won't be the only post you all see about my sweet Christa- after all, there is a wedding to be had and rumor has it she has an unofficial wedding planner and chances are you all know who it is! Yaay Christa and Mike!
