never stop improving

Probably 19 years ago, I happened to meet my future father-in-law, quite by chance, when Gordon and I were exiting the Contractor's side of The Home Depot. As you can imagine, the Contractor's side...you know, it's down there by the lumber...is not an exit that most people use. Naturally, this chance meeting took Gordon by surprise.

Scrapbooking Your Relationship with Monika Wright

We chatted with Gordon's Dad {aka Papa} briefly, and it's not that he didn't want me to meet his Dad, he just knew that Monika was a talker and he had not quite had "the talk" with his parents about his new Sweetie. 

You know, the one that was older, divorced AND had a child. 

Sixteen married years later, we are still walking the aisles of home improvement stores together and we still enjoy it. The plans, the search for the perfect items, the installs and the finished projects.

Scrapbooking Your Relationship with Monika Wright

I'm so glad that I asked Victoria to snap a photo of us with my iPhone this Spring. It is a perfect capture of how we have spent many of our days together. And I imagine, we'll spend many more days like this, side by side, conjuring up our next project.

I've had this layout laying out and ready to glue down since the Spring, but just haven't taken the five minutes to do so. Sunday, I finally relented and glued it all down.

Scrapbooking Your Relationship with Monika Wright
Scrapbooking Your Relationship with Monika Wright

And as the Lowe's tagline says, "Never Stop Improving." That's what a marriage, a partnership and being part of a team is all about. 

Continue to be the best you can be and never stop...in whatever you do.

Scrapbooking Your Relationship with Monika Wright

7 comments

  1. what a fun thing to document and a great layout Monika!! i think i need to scrap lift it!!! ;)

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    1. Did you see that I used the raw wood bracket shape you sent me, Gina? You always gift me the most fun, and best, goodies...thanks!

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  2. I love the layout and even more - the story behind it.

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    1. I love the story, too. I think I need to do a layout just about the story so that the kids will have that memory of how their DaDa was sweating bullets hoping I didn't say too much...ha!

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  3. I have ALWAYS loved this photo of you two! Great layout!!!

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    1. Thanks Julie. I love photos taken from behind, they seem to almost have more of a story to tell.

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  4. Great Layout!
    Love the way you've placed all the embellishments and your choice of background paper!
    I also think the photo is amazing ;)
    xx

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