very married

 It's crazy how much more I want

to be married with every single day

that passes.  Planning for our wedding

day and our life together is totally fun

and exciting, but my heart is getting

impatient - I want to be his wife.

I am anxiously awaiting the day when

we get to start and end the days 

together...when we're very married.

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perfect love

I've been enjoying this passage lately...

travel bug.

Have you seen this series of videos?
Each one makes me desperate to
get on a plane and go wander around
another country.  (And practice vocab...)
Plus the music and fonts make for a
fabulously attractive video! 

Happy weekend, my friends.


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cupcake

 Ha.  

So true.

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mornings

“Because of the Lord’s great love we are 

not consumed, for his compassions never fail.  

They are new every morning; 

great is your faithfulness.” 

(Lamentations 3:22-23)

Sometimes it's easy to dread mornings, 

but when I think about the incredible promise in 

these verses, it gives me a fresh perspective: 

Mornings are all about hope.  Hope for a 

new day, a clean slate, and for a new supply 

of God's love and faithfulness.

Welcome, morning.  :)

empowered

Do you ever have those days where

you know that your strength isn't enough? 

I sure do.  Thank goodness that it's not

about what I can do - it's about the power

and strength that God generously gives

me - even when I'm undeserving.

better together

 Do you know that great Jack Johnson

song - Better Together?  I think that song

perfectly captures so much of how I feel 

about us.  Yesterday we had a fabulous day 

off together, and even though we didn't do 

anything exciting or glamorous, it was 

perfect because we were together.  

Life just is better together.

you hold me now

I've loved this song for a while,

and ever since buying this Hillsong Chapel

album, I just can't get enough of it. 

Happy Sunday, friends. 

weekend

 Hope you can get some good rest

this weekend!  It's another working

Saturday for me, so I'm hoping to 

squeeze in some rest somewhere 

along the way.  Cheers!

our first place!

 This week has taken an exciting turn for 

the handsome man & I...we have 

found an apartment!  The papers still 

need to be signed and the check written,

but we are super excited to have found 

a little spot to call our first home!

I definitely don't need any reasons to

read more design blogs, but I'm already

gathering inspiration and looking forward to 

moving in and making this space feel like us! 

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glam

 Like everyone else, I'm dying over

the oh-so-glamorous BHLDN.

Everything has such lovely details -
from the gowns to the shoes - it's all
gorgeous!  If I had a few extra
dollars in my pocket, I'd certainly be
doing a little bit of shopping!


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birthday girl!

 So even though I tried to wish her

a happy birthday yesterday (ha), 

today is my lovely momma's birthday!  

If you see her today, make sure to 

wish her a very happy day!  

Love you!

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hot cocoa...on a stick

This is genius.  To be fair, I'm a crazed hot 

chocolate fan, but this is cool even if

you aren't.  In the words of Marta:

 It comes (adorably packaged) in the form 

of a  whopping chunk of rich chocolate–

on a clever stick, mind you–

ready to dunk into steaming hot milk, 

then stirred into cocoa oblivion. 

oh my goodness, it's divine. 

dark and dreamy and full flavored. 

Um, yes please. Well done, 

Ticket Kitchen.

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I Love You, _________

 

As a lover of mad-libs, I found

these fill-in-the-blank love

notes to be particularly sweet!

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a sweet arrangement

 How's this for an adorable - and yes,

sweet, centerpiece?  (I know, it's

a terrible pun...I can't help it.) 

DIY instructions here!

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what's love got to do with it?

This is super cute.

I love kiddos and their

ideas about love!

Happy Valentine's Day!


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revolutionary

"The whole outlook of mankind might

be changed if we could all believe that we

dwell under a friendly sky and that the

God of heaven, though exalted in power

and majesty, is eager to be friends with us."

-A. W. Tozer

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drool.

Have you experienced the joy of 

gluttony & grease yet?  (aka: Five Guys)

It's probably some kind of sin to 

eat this stuff, but oh man. 

We split a burger and fries the other

night after the handsome man's

basketball game, and it was worth

every delicious calorie! 

swooning

 

I think my heart skipped a beat when

I saw this Etsy listing.  Ok, I know that's 

super dramatic and silly, but come on.  

This skirt is amazingly beautiful, but let's

talk about how gorgeous this listing photo is.

The colors, the light, the composition...it's

all just so lovely, and kind of makes me 

want to spend money I don't have on

this skirt which I would never wear.  

Isn't being a girl great? :)

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well look at that!

Check it out!  The ever lovely

Miss Ab featured us on her

blog yesterday, as part of her

sweet Valentine's series.

If you don't read her blog yet,

you should.  I love her insights, 

sense of humor, and killer fashion 

sense.  She's one of my faves :)

fragrance

There are fresh flowers everywhere in

our gallery these days.  During this season,

one of my bosses receives a bouquet

every week from her sweet man - a 

pretty promise of color, warmth 

and new growth to come.  

 

 The first few times I walk by them, 

I usually stop to enjoy how lovely they 

are - but after I get busy and the novelty

wears off (they aren't mine, after all) -

I don't pay too much attention to them.  

 

Well, not to how they look, anyway.

How they smell is a completely different

story.  Even when I cease to look closely, 

I can't escape their sweet fragrance,which 

permeates my workspace. I think it's

the same idea as this passage from 

II Corinthians 14. (from The Message)

"In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us 

from place to place in one perpetual 

victory parade. Through us, he brings

knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, 

people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. 

Because of Christ, we give off a sweet

scent rising to God, which is recognized 

by those on the way of salvation -

an aroma redolent with life."

 

Huh.  How often do you ever think about 

this...because of Christ in us, there 

ought to be a permeating quality about our 

lives that others can't get away from?

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hope

Although it's barely above zero degrees

here this morning, I was pleasantly

surprised to hear a couple of birds singing

back and forth to each other outside of

my window.  For a brief second, it was

heavenly to close my eyes and pretend that

spring is here.  The cheerful sound was

the perfect reminder that the cold 

of winter won't last forever, and that

spring is still coming!  Just a little bit of

hope for a Wednesday morning.  :)

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a little list

 1.  Today is one of those rare snowy days that

I'm actually at peace with the white stuff.

I love how everything is coated with a layer

of white, and how it's not frigid outside!

2.  The hunt is on for wedding shoes.  

And I'm a woman obsessed. I have 

my first dress fitting scheduled, so the 

pressure is on to find and commit.  (eeek)

3.    This is hysterical.  I guarantee you that every

woman has experienced this.  Men, you have

no idea how easy you have it.

 4.   This makes my heart melt. After being out 

of the loop for a week, it's been a joy to 

catch up on their happiness & this new life.

Hope you find something that brings

you a little joy somewhere along

the way today, my friends.

countdown

 Just 75 days from today.

Yippie!

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