better late than never :)

We celebrated our second anniversary

back in April, and I totally neglected

 to post this picture when I should have.

 

It's been a wonderful two years together,

and I thank God every day for my wonderful, 

handsome hubs.  Doing life with my best

friend is an amazing blessing!

I'm looking forward to many more.  

Love you, babe!  :)

 

 

*via instagram

to my amazing momma

I don't tell you this often enough:

Momma, you are my hero.

 

You are the strongest woman I know, 

and I am continually wowed by 

your loyalty, bravery & kind heart.

I'm so grateful for your love,

and for all you have done to make

me the woman I am today.

Happy Mother's Day.

I love you!

 

*Mother's Day printables

 

ah, coffee

How scarily true :)

*via Etsy, of course

for my valentine

So true!

Love you, babe.

xoxo,

wifey

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He and I

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cuddle

Yes.

 

 

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blessed

 

 This guy is the greatest.

And I am one happy, 

blessed girl.  :)

 

dear handsome hubs

A little love note for my sweetie...

Thanks for being the best partner this girl
could ever ask for.  God sure knew what
He was doing when He gave me you!

It's amazing how you can make the little stuff
so fun.  I love that you give silly names to
 our new furniture and hold my hand when
we're wandering around Home Depot.  

And on days when I'm overwhelmed,
I'm grateful that you help make the big
stuff less scary.  I appreciate how you ask
the hard questions, listen to my endless
over-thinking, and encourage me
to pray with diligence. 

Thanks for being awesome..and so
gosh darn cute.  Love you, babes.

xoxo,
wifey

dear handsome hubs

Just a little love note
for my most handsome guy...

Thanks for taking such good
care of me and being the
best hubs a girl could ask for.

Your yummy dinners rock
my world, your ability to make
me laugh is incredible, and
the way you flirt with me at
the gym is super fun.

 I'm so grateful for you,
and love you lots!

xoxo,
wifey


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dear handsome hubs

Just a little note to thank you for

 being especially wonderful these last 

couple of days.  Your compassion and

 encouragement make me feel like I

can do anything - no matter what

else is going on around us.

I'm so grateful that we get to 

do life together.  You're the best

friend & hubs this girl could have

ever asked for.  Love you!

xoxo,

wifey

love has name...

I saw this print on pinterest yesterday,

and immediately thought of a song that

 I've been listening to a lot lately...

What do you think?

I just can't get over these lines:

 I will never be the same,

love has called my name...

love has a voice,

love has a name,

Jesus, Jesus...

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home.

We were chatting with one of our dear friends 

recently, and somehow got talking about what 

happens if you find the one, but they live 

somewhere you aren't sure you want to be.  

My sweet hubs didn't hesitate for a split second.  

With a smile, he looked over at me and said:  

"Something inside you just changes...and 

home becomes wherever that person is."

(At which point I melted.)

But isn't that the truth of it?  And isn't 

it incredible that God designed our hearts

to love with such forever intensity?

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silliness...and a birthday

This sly sheep cracks me up, so I figured

I would share the joy.  (and get that

dang song stuck in your head too!)

And...on a totally unrelated note, 

I want to wish my lovely Momma 

a very happy birthday!   I love you, 

and am so grateful for the amazing

 lady you are and have challenged 

your daughters to be!

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thank goodness.

This week has been crazy for me at work,

and I'm feeling extra grateful for my sweet 

hubs and how kind he is to his tired girl. 

No matter how late I get home from the

office or how overwhelmed I feel about all

the unfinished projects, he's endlessly patient

with his love, encouragement and hugs.  

So despite the tiredness and busyness,

I am feeling pretty blessed.  Because at

the end of the day - and thankfully there's 

always an end, no matter how long the day - 

I get to go home to my wonderful man.  

And then it's all ok.  :)

visiting

The hubs and I had the opportunity 

to host my grandparents last night, 

and we had a wonderful time catching

up and chatting about all sorts of things.  

Since most of my family lives several

hours away, it's such a luxury to enjoy a

meal and evening together in our home.

Hurray for sweet family!

small things

We've been studying these verses at 

church lately, and I'm feeling challenged 

to practice loving others more fully.  

I think this is a good way to do that -

do the little things with lots of love.

Then they're not so little anymore,

are they?  :)

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saturday happiness list

1.  Extra weekend.

Today is the start of a 3-day

weekend for us, and I'm looking

forward to some fun friends events

and some much needed rest with

the hubs.  Busy week = tired girl!

2.  This sweet website.

I love love.  Yes, I know that this 

entire site is a marketing tool, but

it's pretty wonderful.  The photos are

beautiful, the stories are sweet, and 

the whole thing makes me smile.

 

3.  This hysterical blog.

I'm not really a big pop culture girl, 

but easily spent an hour looking through 

these snarky posts and laughing my 

head off.  Perfect weekend reading. :)

 

 4.  The Design*Sponge book.

Sister gave me this most exciting of

Christmas presents, and I've been

enjoying flipping through the beautiful

pictures and fun ideas.  Thanks again!

5.  This food blog.

Oh. my. word.  I have spent tons

of time pouring over her luscious

pictures and drool-worthy recipes.

(and half of them are pinned here...)

Makes me want to spend the 

next year in the kitchen!

Wishing you a very happy weekend,

whatever goodies it holds!

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empowered love

 Do you ever just know God put something

in your path?  It might be a song, a book, a 

verse, a beautiful picture...but in that moment, 

something just clicks.  It's like that thing you've 

been rolling around in your head just crystallizes, 

and it's like God reached out and squeezed your 

hand, reassuring you that He's right there.

  I had one of those moments this morning 

when I picked up a book that the hubs & I 

have been slowly working through:  

"The Holy Spirit is the one who fills believers 

with God's love and the one who enables us 

to love one another.  Paul describes this

beautifully in his prayer to the Ephesians:

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may

strengthen you with power through his Spirit

in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell

in your hearts through faith.  And I pray that you,

being rooted and established in love, may have

power, together with all the saints, to grasp

how wide and long and high and deep is the love

of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses

knowledge - that you may be filled to the 

measure of all the fullness of God.  (3:16-19)

May we know this love that surpasses 

knowledge - the mystery of this great love - 

by the strengthening power of the Spirit."

*excerpt from Forgotten God,

image via etsy

contentment

I have found the one whom my soul loves.

(Song of Solomon 3:4)

Best feeling in the world!  :)

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diy polaroid magnets

Right after moving into our cute apartment,

I made a whole bunch of these sweet little 

magnets to decorate our blank fridge.  

Since everyone who walks through my kitchen 

stops to look at them, I figured I should post 

about them!  (Plus - they still make me smile 

every time I open the fridge...aka all the time.)

I was initially inspired by a photo on pinterest, 

loosely followed these directions here, 

but did plenty of improvising along the way...

...like skipping the download and heading over 

to picnik to stick my photos into their free

polaroid frame.  (Plus free editing, yippie!)

...or gluing my photos to white foam-core

scraps so that I wouldn't have to color

the edges.  (total laziness)

I'd love to know if you've made any 

for your fridge!  (Or as cute little stocking

stuffers perhaps??)  How did you cheat

to make it easier / cheaper?  :)