February in photos

I haven't blogged much this month and that's because there hasn't been a whole lot going on! Can you believe that tomorrow is March? Seriously, who sped up the clock y'all? Tomorrow will be the end of week two of subbing EIP and I am loving it and learning so much! I am lucky to be working with some fantastic teachers who are always willing to help me. I need to keep a notepad to write down all the hilarious things the kids say - maybe I'll dedicate a post to that soon! Until then, here are a few photos from February. 

The carrot cake Chris baked me for Valentines Day! It was SO yummy!

We watched our wedding videos for the first time on Blu Ray

I finally found an album big enough to hold all my printed wedding photos - obsessed much?

Found these two bird pillows for $8 each - regular $30 each - love them!

This was my first day subbing - cute bags make the day a little bit better!

Another shower for Beth followed by a bon fire celebration for Haley's college roommate, Kate

Meeting Dad to pick up Wolf - he was so happy!

Spending the day with my sweet dad - always a project underway!

More pillows - for the church pew! A steal for $9 each!

Lunch with Mom and Hal followed by a little shopping

My sweet snuggly Bizzy

A fun day with my boy!

Happy March, y'all!

Operation Organization 2

I'm a big fan of glass containers. (I'm a big fan of anything glass, actually!) I have several different sizes and shapes around the house that I change around pretty frequently. Last post I showed one with Candy Hearts in it for Valentine's Day. I have another with ticket stubs and mementos we've collected since Chris and I started dating eight years ago. 

I love the idea of using glass in the bathroom but haven't seen anything that I really wanted to do, or had room to do right now. When I saw this on Pinterest, shocker, I knew I had to do it in our guest bathroom. I have so many travel sized items around the house that I can't part with but I don't know what to do with! So first I went on a hunt in every make-up bag, drawer, basket, and box to gather up all of them I could find. 

I was surprised at how many good things I found! Of course there was a ton of Bath and Body Works, some Aveda products, Clinique lotions and face washes, and Bulgari shampoo and conditioner from our Honeymoon. I put them all in this wide glass container with a lid and sat it on the counter in the guest bathroom. I really love how it looks! There really is everything you could ever need in there! Plus, I love knowing where they are if I ever need one.

The jar is a bit big for the small cabinet but eventually I would like it on a shelf on the wall. Knowing my clumsy self, I'll end up knocking if off the counter! Let's hope that doesn't happen!

Valentime's Day

Yes, I still refer to it as Valentime's Day. Old habits die hard, y'all! Well, I haven't got much for you in the way of Valentine's decorations but I'll show you what I have. This is actually the most I've ever done so you should be proud of me!

Sorry for the lack of posting - things have been a little hectic around here. I've been subbing a lot and Chris has been working as usual. We headed home to Habersham last weekend and had a great time visiting our families. However, Chris got sick over the weekend and is just getting over it. He is never sick so it always really bothers me. I'll try to find some more interesting things to blog about soon!

If you can't tell I have a serious love for candy hearts. If you missed my candy hearts wreath tutorial, check it out and make one for yourself! I love it so much!

I was having so much fun hot gluing candy to make my wreath I decided to glue hearts to this frame I don't use anymore! I like how it turned out!

Our 2013 Memory Jar - such a cute and fun idea!

Happy Tuesday, y'all!

Embrace it.

If you spend much time exploring the blog world, you are probably no stranger to the "Word of the Year" fad. Bloggers choose one specific word to define their life in the coming year. I've been reading other blogger's choices for the last month or so and have debated whether or not I should join in on the fun. If I'm being honest, choosing a word for 2013 scares me because it means I'm committing to this word in my daily life. Blogging truthfully was one of my resolutions so here goes nothing, y'all. As soon as I came across this word, I knew it was the word for my year.

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Embrace can be defined as, "To take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly." I touched on this idea in my New Years resolutions post without even realizing it. In 2013 I want to focus on willingly and eagerly accepting everything that life throws my way. I haven't done so well with this in the past so it's something I'm committing to in 2013. Y'all know I'm not a fan of change and there are bound to be even bigger changes this year.

I don't know about you, but I have a tendency to live in the future. I'm always waiting for the next big thing to happen. Life has been such a whirlwind up to this point and now that it has slowed down it's a little strange! I think that's just human nature - especially since we have become such a dissatisfied culture that requires instant gratification. So many of us aren't happy just living. Like I've blogged before, it's the in betweens that really matter and make life worth living. I've learned this the hard way and I'm going to focus on embracing the in betweens this year!

Wish me luck!


"To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another that is surely the basic instinct - crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is!"
~ Barbara Kingsolver 

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Resolutions.

Blogging. Drinks. Media. Relationships. Organization. 

Yes, I'm doing it. I'm putting my new years resolutions into the blogosphere in hopes that I will actually follow through for once in my life. Now, I'm not going to detail my plans to lose weight, or pray more, or not eat cake. We always set ourselves up for disappointment so I'm not doing that this year. There are things I'm constantly working on and I'm good with that. I'm content in my life without making major changes at this point. There are a few things I would like to work on specifically so here goes nothing, y'all.

Blogging. I've gotten better with blogging more regularly, but not with content. It's something I really enjoy and I use it as an outlet for the stresses of daily life. That being said, there are several things that have been on my mind but I have been a little scared to blog about them. This year I'm going to work on blogging more truthfully. It's about to get real, y'all. 

Drinks. If you know me, you know coke is my crutch. When I'm happy, sad, mad, upset, and especially stressed, I lean on it. After I studied abroad in Italy I have been drinking it constantly. I have gotten better the past couple of months but it's something that I still need to work on.

Now, here's where I'm starting that whole blogging truthfully thing. I need to work on my relationship with social media. It can be a wonderful thing but it can also be a terrible thing. Like so many others say, I sometimes feel like I am putting too much pressure on myself and creating unrealistic expectations. It's easy to get caught up in who did what, has what, and is what. That's not what it's here for, y'all! We all need to do better.

Relationships. I'm blessed with a wonderful family and the best sister anyone could ever ask for. Unfortunately, sometimes this influences my other relationships. I need to work on building up the friendships I have and strengthening new ones. This is especially important since I have moved three hours away from everyone!

Organization. Living in the condo has severely inhibited my organizing skills. I'm a teacher, y'all, it's in my blood! I can't even tell you how much I look forward to the day when Chris and I have a house so I can organize all my stuff (dad) like I want. But, for now, that's no excuse. I'll keep you updated as I tackle one thing at a time. First - Chris got a paper shredder from his parents so I can't wait to get that baby warmed up!

Obviously this is not an exhaustive list, but it's the things that have been on my mind lately. For once, I am going to try and use my resolutions to make me feel better about my life, not worse. What about you? What are you resolutions?


Love,