We're stateside for the holiday and hit the ground running, barely letting the dust settle and unloading our bags before venturing out into antinque shops with my family. It's a favorite tradition of ours around the holidays or otherwise. I grew up hunting for a good bargain in thrift stores and scouring antinque malls for curious finds and later, I introduced Thomas to the crowded old barns and former factories converted into shops filled with vintage treasures that pepper this region of the States when we were dating. He found our engagement ring in a vintage shop and we purchased our first piece of home decor for our future house together at an antique mall. There's a lot of history crowded under the roofs of these quirky shops, but the narrow aisles and crowded shelves still leave plenty of room to make new memories.
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