Comments on: Does it make me a stalker if I show up at my childhood home, unannounced and uninvited? https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a Refresh, Restyle and Reinvent your Home One Room at a Time Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:47:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jenny https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4428 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:12:52 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4428 In reply to Cheryl Libutti.

Cheryl, I LOVE this story! I could see myself waiting to go to the hospital too if I were in that situation. 🙂 It just makes the house and your daughter's birth even more special and sentimental! Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Cheryl Libutti https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4427 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 23:57:22 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4427 Good for you! Seeing old houses you've lived in is good for the soul. I have a great old house story- the house I grew up in when up for sale while I was pregnant with my second daughter. We made an appointment to see the house with a realtor friend of ours and my water broke- just a trickle, not a gush- the morning of our appointment- but I waited until after I saw the house to go to the hospital! My OB was not pleased. But I will never forget walking around this old house, built in 1812, full of character and charm and nooks and crannies, and all the mysteries it held for me as a little girl. It was an amazing experience. And its a great story to tell my daughter!

]]> By: Jenny https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4426 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:02:59 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4426 In reply to Andrea.

I'm so glad I just swallowed my pride and did it. I know I would have regretted it if I hadn't! I'm guessing the previous owners would have mixed emotions seeing your house – it's so gorgeous that they can't argue that point, but probably a little sad that it's so different from what they remember!

]]> By: Jenny https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4425 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:01:27 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4425 In reply to Jessie Weaver.

Never underestimate the power of emotion and attachment when it comes to homes that you've lived in! I can totally understand being sad about not saying "good-bye" – I've said good-bye to my previous homes. 🙂

And the house that we lived in when I was really little, looks *completely* different than I remembered it! I never would have recognized it. I imagined this huge park next door to us, and it was teeny tiny! Everything was miniature sized vs. what I remembered it!

]]> By: Jenny https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4424 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:59:06 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4424 In reply to Melissa Smith.

Thanks Melissa! It was a wonderful trip down memory lane!

]]> By: Andrea https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4423 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:11:29 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4423 Jenny, this is so cool! I love that you had the nerve to ring the doorbell. How awesome that she let you take pictures too. I would welcome the past owner of our home in, but I think they might be upset at all we changed!

]]> By: Melissa Smith https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4422 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 20:26:50 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4422 I love that you did this! I totally would, if they seemed open to it. I loved looking at these pics!

]]> By: Jessie Weaver https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4420 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 05:25:07 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4420 I'm not sure if I could go back to the house I grew up in from age 8 to 22 without bawling my eyes out. I am sure it would look different even now, at 33. My parents moved really abruptly, and I never got to say good-bye to the house, which made me very sad. Is that weird?

Years back – before we had kids, so probably 7 years ago – my husband and I went to a wedding near the small town where I lived from ages 1-8. We drove past the little brick ranch we lived in at that time. And oh, it was so different in my memory! I had to really look to make sure it WAS that house! So funny. I did not knock, because I think it would have freaked my hubby out.

]]> By: Jenny https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4418 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:30:42 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4418 In reply to Simply LKJ.

It was such a treat. I'm so thankful that she was so gracious for letting us walk through. I think she could tell by looking at us that we had an emotional connection to the house and were curious and harmless. I absolutely loved it, and encourage others to take a chance when strolling by an old house!

]]> By: Jenny https://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/comment-page-1/#comment-4417 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:28:42 +0000 http://evolutionofstyleblog.com/does-it-make-me-stalker-if-i-show-up-a/#comment-4417 In reply to marty (A Stroll Thru Life).

She was so sweet and gracious. She made a comment that she needed to just "let go" about the house not looking the way she would like it to look, which I know had to be hard! I would be the same way. But really, the house looked fantastic for such a surprise visit. I can't say that mine would bode as well! 🙂

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