Valentines Day DIY

So excited for my husband's birthday! It happens to be on Valentines day and I've been working on a fun surprise for him. This year I wanted him to have something that was related to his birthday's holiday along side his birthday presents. This is what I came up with. It is a Valentine's day Ornament! How fun is that? I did the stitching a few days ago and now I am finishing the edges. I really enjoyed this project and thought I should share since it can be difficult to find Valentines day things for males. 

How Sweet it Is

I am so blessed to truthfully say that I am in love with my best friend. My husband is such an amazing man and so much fun to be married to! We have been working on all sorts of projects lately and I can't stop smiling that I get to have so many adventures with him! He is an amazing man. Ephesians 3:20-21 says, "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory." Well God is at work in a big way. I am excited to see what happens next, where we'll go, and what God has in mind BUT He has already done more than I could have asked or imagined in Hans and I.

Here's to the little blessings that God blows us away with! God is faithful and I am so grateful He is such a good God!

Hair cutters remorse

Well I cut my hair yesterday! I thought I was going to be thrilled but now I just want my long hair again so that I can throw it up in a bun! The funny thing is I was growing it out.... And I was doing a good job with that until suddenly I decided it just must be cut! I think I'd like it more had I left it long enough to be put up still.... O dear, I hope this grows on me in two ways!

Pallet Board Painting

Last night I worked on a few recycled pallets to create a fun surprise for my wonderful husband! Here is what the finished product looked like from a few angles:

Knit Hats

This break I discovered how to knit hats topped with a poof ball! I have been trying to figure this out for quite some time. These hats have turned out to be so warm I think I may make it through winter without freezing! Now I just need to learn to knit mittens! For Christmas I knit Hans a hat & as silly as this sounds seeing Hans in the hat I knit has made me so happy! I am so excited to that my husband thinks what I make him is cool! I feel very very blessed and very warm thanks to my fancy new hat making skills

Truly in Love

I am truly in love with my best friend! Today we played tennis together and I was so impressed with my husband's athletic abilities. I am amazed that at such a young age I've already met my soulmate and we've already been married a year and a half. He is an absolute keeper and I am so blessed in so many ways by our life and adventures together! I have always found it annoying when my married friends post on Facebook the day or week etc. after their wedding that they love being married! Even before I was married this annoyed me. I just feel like that is too premature and I've always thought 'you mean your loving the sex/honeymoon not marriage!' But this got me thinking.... When has someone earned the right to say "I love being married!" or "I love being married to this person." My grandparents who have been married over 50 years have certainly earned the right... And my parents who have been married for more than 25 have too.. In my opinion. But it is difficult to say when it is okay before that. Okay being defined as not grossly annoying. Yet I really do love being married to and in a relationship with Hans. He is my best friend. He is silly. He is a hard worker. His list of amazing traits could go on for miles! But we have fights too yet I still would not want to be with anyone else; in all the ups and downs Hans is my best friend! I am grateful to God that Hans is who I get to live with, laugh with, fight with, relax with, watch hockey with, go on adventures with, and everything else in this crazy life.… I want to be with him through it all. Marriage is not something I would lightly recommend to anyone. It is a huge commitment and I am blessed to be with the right person for me. If I was with anyone else I do not believe I would have as much fun or grow as much or anything else. I hope others remember with marriage that the goal of life I not to get married but that with the right person marriage is a truly beautiful thing and such a blessing from God!

J Crew Sweaters

O dear... This was supposed to be posted to my other blog.... hum...

So I arranged the following from left to right in order of favorite to least favorite... but I am sure any of these would be awesome... So here they are from J Crew and on a great sale until Friday!

Fair Isle Sweater Sweet Heart Sweater Two Tone Sweater and the Blue Cardigan