Attic Treasures

My husband and I have been telling the kids that we would get up in the attic one day soon so they could see what was up there. Well yesterday was the day! We decided to go ahead and do it now before it got to be about 110 degrees up there. I had not been in the attic for at least 10 years and couldn't believe the amount of  junk stuff we had. I will have to say that it was like on the movies, where the kids go up and see all the old things that parents had growing up (starting to really feel old about now). We had so many things that I had forgotten about but was so glad to find.

Here are a few of the items we found that meant a lot to both of us:

I have to admit that my 12 year old daughter was not to impressed with it, but my son was excited that we found an old Star Wars bank my husband had hiding up there. I told them that one day when we were gone they would appreciate it all sooo... much more. 

-The purse was the one I used at prom in1989 that my husband and I attended . It looks very vintage which I love, but the story behind it has such meaning to me.

-The roses were ones from my wedding bouquet from 1993. I managed to salvage them, considering the whole thing was smushed.

-The Diary was from when I was 11 or 12. I had only written in it a couple times, but boy were my entries fun to read LOL!

-The ballet slippers were from when I was in ballet in High School. I will have to admit that I was definitely not that great, but I had fun trying.

This is a can of snuff my husbands "Papa" always had on him. I can even remember him using it before he passed away. My husband loved him a lot, so this was such a great find.

These were actual keys from his Granny and Papa's house. I can't believe that I was going to buy some on the internet or at a local flea market and then to have found these! Such memories for my husband about these keys. 

This is the front cover of the Betty Crocker cookbook my "Nana" gave me. She has been insisting for years that she gave me this cookbook and it had a great recipe for yule logs on the inside cover. I kept telling her that I didn't remember it and my Mom said she probably just lost it somewhere. Well low and behold, here it is! I can't wait to make the recipe on the cover, she actually cut it out from a paper from 1958. She wrote on the inside the date she gave it to me which was 1986. I am taking it over to her tomorrow so we can reminisce. She is 90 years old and has the onset of Alzheimer's, but her  long term memory is unbelievable. She told me today about how her and my "Poppy" met and later got married. I loved hearing about all of this, but can remember when it didn't mean so much to me. I guess you get to an age where you find that  the little things and the memories mean so much more to you. At least that is what I have found with me recently. 

I can't wait to display them around my house so that I can be reminded of the people and times in my life that are just memories now.