That time I took Ashton to Frederick County Middle School-

Frederick County Middle School.  It was my middle school.  I went through some pretty awkward teenage stuff there.  First boyfriend.  First kiss.  First broken heart.  There was a lot of good memories also though.  I made the flag corp for marching band.  I tried kiwi fruit in Mrs. Arnold's home economics class and had lots of fun with friends.

But now the building sits empty after having closed down about a year ago.

This school is also pretty important to me because I went to work there when I was 29 years old to be a teachers assistant.  It was pretty fun.  I also was pregnant while I worked there.  I was also there when we heard about the planes knocking down the twin towers in NYC.  

So it's natural that I wanted to take my baby back to the building that we used to stroll around in. I wish I could say that he was super stoked about the tour,

but honestly he just wanted to jump on stuff, slide down bars and basically be a teenager who couldn't care less about our history here.  *sniff*

I loved it though and let the memories wash through my mind like a wave.  

The cafeteria/school dance hall

The parking lot where as we walked to our cars on 9/11 a teacher told me my baby was in the safest spot- my belly. 

The front hall leading to the office, where I used to walk everyday both as a student and a employee. 

The lockers where we used to gather between classes to socialize. 

My first kiss approximately in the middle of the dance floor during an 8th grade dance. 

I'm so glad that I did this because just a few weeks after this I found out the building is going to be sold and likely knocked down to make way for newer more modern buildings.  Rumor has it that Valley Health is interested.  

I'm so glad I got these pictures so I'll always have a way to remember it.  I'd still like to walk through those halls one more time.