get-away

Monday was our anniversary, and 

even though I can hardly believe it, 

we've been married for a year! 

Thanks to some very generous friends

sharing their peaceful lake-side retreat, we

 got to sneak away for a couple of very

restful nights.  It was perfect.

We had a great time being away from 

the busyness of normal life, and are 

excited for whatever God has in store

 for our next year together!

family dinner

 

Last night we got to hang out with the hubs' 

parents, and not only did they treat us to chinese 

food, but got us the cutest little cheesecake

 wishing us a happy one year anniversary!

 

One of the best parts of the whole evening was

getting to watch old home videos...lots of super 

cute footage of the hubs & his siblings! 

 

Thanks for a fun night, guys.

We love you!

 

wisdom & humility

I can't pull myself away from this 

verse lately.  I have written it down

at least a dozen times, have it posted 

on my desk at work, and am totally

stuck here.  (in a good way...)

 

I've always trusted that God is generous 

and quick to share wisdom with us (after all,

 He promised) - but I haven't ever really 

equated wisdom with humility before.  

 

And I definitely haven't stopped to ponder 

what that means...because if we're being

 painfully honest, I don't know that my daily life 

always reflects wisdom or humility.  

 

I am sure of one thing though - this list of 

godly qualities seems like a good place to start. 

 If I can be intentional in these, I'm confident

 that the Holy Spirit will work out the rest. 

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ah, the good life

The hubs and I have spent as many waking hours 

outside as possible over the last few days...soaking up

 sunshine and basking in the summer-like heat!

It's been wonderful to eat most of our meals 

on our tiny little deck and sit for hours

 reading together. Life is pretty darn good :)

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family time

My parentals are visiting for the weekend,

so we're looking forward to lots of catching up

and hanging out.  (We haven't seen them since

Christmas, which is crazy!)  The weather is 

nice and sunny here, so I think we'll try to 

enjoy plenty of our visit outside.

What are you up to this weekend?  

*photo by Matthew Lomanno Photography

obessessed

 

Oh man...I have been totally sucked in.

 

The hubs has been devouring the Hunger Games

books over the last week, and convinced me that I

should join in too.  And now I'm completely hooked.

If only I could skip the real world to read today!  :)

Anyone else want to chime in?  Thoughts?  

(no spoilers, please...i'm still reading!!)

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spring dreaming

I'm looking forward to balmy, spring days

so I can sunbathe like these handsome pups.

 (And yes, that is pretty much how I act

on a warm day.  Very lady-like, no?)

 What are you looking forward to this spring?

 

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hi :)

Hi friends!  It's been busy around these parts lately, 

but with lots of good stuff, so I can't complain a bit.

This week has been full of client meetings, so I've 

been on the road a lot.  It's been great to mix things 

up and have had time for wonderfully long phone 

conversations and impromptu lunch dates.

I hope you are finding some joy in your week too!

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