Ah Sterling. You are so right - I have that kind of love for my step kids. They are both really beautiful, kind, loving, funny people and have so much potential they have yet to see. I love it when I hear stories like that about step parents! We aren't ALL bad!
Awww that is so sweet!!! Our engagement was very memorable as well. It wasn't a surprise, but I knew he had that ring for at least 3 months and was waiting for the right time, so I never knew when it would happen! The setting was gorgeous. Brand new grass around the gazebo that was cordoned...
I know for me this a toss up. As a child, we had no money. We drank powdered milk! And for Christmas when I was 6, my mom made me a Snow White dress, refurbished a dressing table with mirrors, made me some shoes and all kinds of stuff for my hair. that is a childhood memory I will never...