The Kid Has Arrived

Are those all vinyls?

If that’s a collection of vinyls behind the kid, it’s an amazing collection! Jealous!

Yep, those are records. When Matt and I met, we each had one of those Ikea shelves filled with records. When we moved in together and decided to integrate our individual collections, it was basically our way of saying, “This is it. We are together, forever.” It was a symbolic step much more fraught with meaning than an engagement ring or marriage proposal could ever be (although I also got a ring and a proposal a year or so later).

We don’t do as much record shopping as we used to (Milo doesn’t really appreciate being asked to keep still and/or quiet for more than 30 seconds these days), but we still manage to pick up a few things occasionally.