Mariah

Twenty-four years ago my parents fell in love, got married and built a beautiful house together in a small place called Baytown, Texas. My younger sister and I grew up in that house. We made so many wonderful memories there. We had every thanksgiving dinner in that house, woke up every Christmas morning in that house. We laughed and cried in that house. We even fought like it was World War 3 in that house. We laid to rest some of the most amazing pets, in the back yard of that house. We shared the deepest of secrets in the rooms of that house… We learned so much about each other, and ourselves. I wouldn’t take back a single second spent in that house. We’re grown now. Two years ago I moved out and into a house of my own. This January my sister will be moving to Austin for school. My parents have talked about selling the house. They have land by the lake where they’d like to retire. So, this Christmas I got my sister and I matching necklaces with the coordinates of our childhood house, on the back, the word “Home” just as a little reminder that no matter how old we get, or where we are in the world, that house will always be our home. It’s the house that built US. So thank you Lat & Lo, for making such a special piece of jewelry that we will be able to cherish for the rest of our lives!