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At least I had a decent view:

The view

Yes, hotel beds can be comfy, but nothing beats your own.

Before

After

Home, Sweet Home

I couldn’t have been happier to be back in my own bed last night! I figured while we were on the subject, you might be interested in the other details of our mater bedroom. 

Right corner

Left corner

Photo close up

Right wall

Above the bed

Left wall

Mister

Misses

Artwork - can you find me and the Mister?

How precious is this?

Note: My comforter is from Anthropologie

So as I shared with you guys last week, the first leg of my trip was pretty rough and I’ve been looking forward to coming home the entire trip. (I did have some nice moments, though, which I look forward to charing with you later!) It got me thinking, though…what exactly is ‘home?’ You can’t touch it, you can’t bottle it, but you know it’s there. And we all know what an ache we feel in our hearts when we’re away from it.

Home is not where you live but where they understand you. ~Christian Morgenstern

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration. ~Charles Dickens

Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place of confidence. It is the place where we tear off that mask of guarded and suspicious coldness which the world forces us to wear in self-defense, and where we pour out the unreserved communications of full and confiding hearts. It is the spot where expressions of tenderness gush out without any sensation of awkwardness and without any dread of ridicule. ~Frederick W. Robertson

What is home, though? Does it exist in place and time? Is it a feeling? A collection of memories? Can it be carried somewhere else or does it stay in the same place forever? I started thinking about all the things that define ‘home’ for me and I invite you to do the same in the comments.

To me, home is:

The Mister’s clutter

My favorite blanket

Cozy slippers

Burning candles

My special spot on the couch

Cooking breakfast

The Mister

My dog’s kisses

My mom’s laughter

My dad’s jokes

The clicking of the heater

The people I love…

Your turn– what is ‘home’ to you?

6 Responses to “Thankful Thursday- Home, sweet home”

1. A said:

   Beautiful room! I love the sexy kissing shots! You guys are too cute! I have lived all over the world…. For me, home is where my hubby and babies are. As long as they are near me, I’m home.
   -A

   Posted on October 15, 2009 at 11:18 am | Reply
2. Kelly said:

   I love that quote about home being where people understand you! I have to live far from my family and dearest friends because of my husband’s job, and although I have been here for several years, it doesn’t feel like home (which makes my husband sad!). For me home is eating dinner with my mom and dad, in my husband’s arms, my dogs’ fuzzy little faces, and where I get to do “me” things (if that makes sense!)with people that I love. Living on the tundra now, I would also say that home is warmth and sunshine and plenty of trees.

   Posted on October 15, 2009 at 11:56 am | Reply
3. Diana said:

   I totally agree with you there. The best bed is definitely our own bed. No hotel can match that.

   Posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:24 pm | Reply
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5. Diana said:

   I totally agree with you there. The best bed is definitely our own bed. No hotel can match that.
   Sorry, forgot to add great post! Can’t wait to see your next post!

   Posted on October 16, 2009 at 6:21 am | Reply
6. Jenny said:

   ow owww those are some sexay pics of you and the mister — you two are too hot to trot!

   Posted on October 16, 2009 at 6:35 pm | Reply