walking down memory lane

I have been taking on a major project today.....cleaning out the guest bedroom.   We have our first guests arriving in May and this guest bedroom looks clean from first appearances, but there is so much JUNK that we have and it all ends up under the bed or in that closet! ugh!!!!  Annoying.  

I save strange things, but they have special memories for me.  I have spent like over an hour going through just one tote of paper work, cards, and other momentos saved from like 15 years ago. One cool thing about saving this stuff is you actually can remember things you would have forgotten.  I found several camp newspapers from the youth camp days.   That was so funny.  

I also found the card that was attached to the first roses Kyle sent me. More love letters. I found the program to Kyle's grandpa's funeral.  And a program from my friend Rebekah's Dad's funeral, great missionary to Africa, Robert Holmes.   I don't think I will ever throw that away.

I found Grandma and Grandpa Huff's 50 wedding anniversary program.  Dad's 50 birthday party announcement and program.  Kara's graduation invitation.  My college and HS speeches and even a song we sang at our college graduation.  This is getting crazy but I love the memories.

I found wedding invitations to almost every friend I have.  Seriously.  I am sorry I threw a  lot of those away.  I love you but that is just borderline strange for me to keep those.  I found a fan from Mandy and Brandon's wedding.  Okay I know I am weird.  

Honeymoon and vacation brochures and tons of postcards.  I always love to buy postcards on a trip because the pictures are so great.  

Fliers and brochures from OKlahoma district youth camp, convention, fine arts and girls retreat. Such fun times.  I don't want to throw it away. 

It was a fun experience to find all these treasures of mine.  I just need to put them in a scrapbook sometime or throw them out.  What good is this stuff in totes?  

God help me. 

I only have about 23 days until the first guests arrive and I will be gone for 12 of those days! agh!  Better go work. :)