a walk down memory lane

Scarborough in North Yorkshire holds a really special place in our hearts.

It was while we were both studying there,

that my husband and I met and fell in love.

It was the backdrop to the beginning of our story.

It was the very beginning of our family.

So when we got an opportunity to go back and revisit Scarborough

with our children in tow,

we didn't even hesitate.

A chance to go back to all our old haunts?

To show our children the key spots that were pivotal in what made us us?

Getting to see the town again through different eyes now we are grown up and a family?

Yes please!

To say it was emotional would be an understatement.

On several occasions while I played tour guide,

the beautiful boy asked why Mummy's voice had gone all funny.

In truth it was bizarre, exciting, bittersweet, exhilarating, and oh so natural
 to be back somewhere which was so important to us.

Scarborough feels as familiar to us as the back of our hands,

it feels like we were there just last week and not nine years ago,

… and then to look at what that nine years has given us;

as they ran around our feet and squealed with excitement.

It was a real eye opener about how far we've come

and how those moments back in Scarborough all those years ago

were the beginning of something magical.

I'm so glad that my husband and I met while we were young,

and that so much of our lives are interwoven with memories of the same places.

We stood outside the pubs and clubs where we spent hours having fun together,

we walked past the rooms where we learned so much and that shaped our careers,
we ate all our old favourite foods and wander our favourite roads and spots for thinking,

we revisited the halls of residence which marked the beginning of our independent adult lives.

But more importantly for us;

we got to show our children the place where we met for the very first time
and where we both later graduated,

the place where Rich asked me somewhat clumsily what I would say if he asked me to be his girlfriend,

the place we had our first kiss, 

the place where we first said I love you.

It was quite a trip down memory lane,

and one which we won't wait nine years to do again.

We fell in love with Scarborough all over again

but as a proper little family this time.

It gave us each other ten years ago,

and it has given us a beautiful weekend
with memories to remember for a long time.

^checking out the deck chairs in The Spa where Mummy and Daddy met

^ gazing longingly at the sand

^there is always time for sandcastle building

 ^ this girl is in love with the sea now, she stares at it in awe

 ^ Daddy introduced him to the 2p slot machines…. hooked!

 ^ I love how small she looks walking hand-in-hand with Daddy

 ^beach hut racing

 ^she gives the bestest hugs

^when did this boy get so grown up?