Saturday, December 27, 2008

Church Fire!

On December 23rd at about 6:00 am, I received a call from my Mom! She sounded kind of panicked and she said that the United Methodist Church was on fire!

Nine and a half years ago, Ryan and I were married in that church! When we were making plans, we decided we should be married in a church (even though neither of us are religious). On our search for the perfect spot we decided to go with the Methodist Church. There were beautiful stained glass windows and it was very small and quaint! Another "selling" point, was the fact that my aunt and cousin were married there-it seems to be a family "tradition" now!

When I went to my parents my heart began to race and tears came to my eyes. I didn't think it would hit me like that, but it is very sad to think the place where Ryan and I were married is no longer there! Whenever we would drive by we would tell the boys "That's where Mommy and Daddy got married!"
The back of the church!
The front where the bell was! I am going to miss hearing the bell ring every Sunday morning!

The back where all the meetings happen and where I got dressed for the big day!

From the street! It did 2 million dollars worth of damage!
I took this picture from my bedroom window! When I first looked out, we could see flames in the smoke!





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