Spring/Summer Wreath

I'm going to be making a spring wreath soon and I can't decide what kind... there's a

moss wreath with rosettes.

Then there's a hemp cord and flowers wreath

I wouldn't use daffodils. 

 

Lovely Cherry Blossom Wreath

 And I LOVE this one but it's not really spring..ish.

And then there is this one...

Yarn and felt rosettes.

Help me... 

PLEASE?  

They all have something I love.

Which is you're favorite?

DIY Blogs

I can not wait to have my own house.

Finding awesome decorating ideas is heartbreaking

when I have nothing to decorate

There are so many DIY blogs

Tons of crafty blogs

The projects are endless.

Remember this headband?

well...

I found this one tonight.

Same idea.

But the edges were burnt more and unevenly.

I like the new one better.

You know what I'm doing this weekend

also

 I am going to make a 2011

calendar

this weekend.

Do any of you have your favorite crafting blogs? 

Any hidden treasures you'd like to share?

Similarities and Differences

Have any of you read this months issue of the Ensign?

One of my favorites was Similarities and Differences. 

By Heather McOmber

This one really hit home. 

I have a hard time relating to the women in my ward.

Though I am married

I am the youngest wife in our family ward. 

I work full time and I am not a mother.

I don't go to the Reflief Society activities 

Who would I talk to?

What would we talk about?

She says, 

"We need not act based on fear of rejection 

or the assumption that we have nothing to offer each other.

Seeing how alike we truly are

has helped me feel confident

to stand as an equal with my sisters in the gospel

.....

Satan and his work thrive by enhancing our differences

teaching us that we cannot relate to one another. 

But the similarities among Heavenly Father’s sons and daughters

are so great that if we choose to focus on them instead of on our differences, 

unity is bound to increase."

The night I read this, I decided to try harder 

to focus on the similarities between

myself and my Relief Society sisters. 

I'm not sure how I'll do it, but I will. 

Maybe I'll start by

going to all the activities.

Have any of you ever felt like this? 

Did you ever get over it?

How?

Husband Quote of the Day

While getting ready to read scriptures tonight
Dear Hubby exclaimed,
"Your breath smells like sugar cookies
and it makes me want to vomit."

Even though its slightly offensive, I laughed. Alot.

Does the smell of sugar cookies make you want to vomit?

Because personally, I don't get it.

Headbands

I went shopping a few days ago with my mother and sister in law 

and saw a light teal headband that I just loved. 

Then I looked at how much it was and began to love it less. 

$15.00 for a single headband. 

You've got to be kidding me. 

So, Missie suggested I make my own. "It can't be that hard," she said. 

Made these that night. 

Love them. 

The black one is most like the one that started this whole thing. 

I am excited to make more.

Oh and yes, I did color my hair. It's more my natural color.

I had a few minutes so I decided to settle down and blog about what's been going the past few months.

My favorite pictures from our Utah trip.

 Oh YEAH!

My birthday is also in December.

 Love the apron my mother in law made for me!

My gorgeous present from Chris

Then we had Christopher's birthday in January.

Manly Book of Experiences (not a journal) 

The "gag" gift.

Its been a fun last few months.

potty training

If I have any stubborn children

which I probably will

because they will be mine

I'm gonna hire someone

to potty train them.

They will come to my house

and I'll leave for 2 weeks.

And when I come home

the hard part will already be done.

Because...

I HATE POTTY TRAINING.

Double Rainbow

Have you seen this video?

I want this. 

 

That is all.

Utah Trip

This past weekend Chris and I traveled to Utah for a friends wedding. 

Highlights:

Buying Chris a new pea-coat and looking handsome all weekend

Pizza Pie Cafe

People watching with Chelsea

Much needed girls talk with the Kailey and Chelsea

Scrapbook warehouse with my mother in law

Spending one on one time Kailey

Creating new inside jokes

Seeing the happy new couple

The wedding dress

Dancing with friends

Falling even more in love with my husband 

Things That Sucked:

12 hour drive to Utah with 3 teenage girls

Not sleeping in my bed for 4 nights

Walking in the rain

Not getting enough sleep

Starting my period

12 hour drive home with 3 teenage girls

Highlights outnumber the things that sucked

=

Pretty darn good weekend.

His Only Begotten Son

One of the most glorious messes

in the world is the mess created 

in the living room on Christmas day. 

Don't clean it up too quickly.  

~Andy Rooney

I am so excited for Christmas. And my birthday.  I have a lot of great gift ideas this year.  I think gift giving is what makes Christmas my favorite holiday. Sometimes I get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas when in fact I should be remember the real reason we celebrate this time of year. 

Sometimes I forget that the greatest gift ever given was given 2,000 years ago.

Elder Mark E. Petersen said,

"The angels of heaven joined in a great chorus rejoicing at the birth of God’s Son. Now the redemption of the world could take place. Salvation could come to all mankind. Death would be overcome, for this little child, when He became a man, would bring about the Resurrection. All mankind could then live again.

Christmas gifts? There were none at that time. The Wise Men came later with their offerings.

But God now gave His gift to the world—that of His Only Begotten Son. And this divine Son by His very birth on earth gave Himself as the greatest Gift of all time.     UAdd a Note 

 

He would provide the plan for our salvation. He would give His life that we might rise from the grave and have a happy life in the eternities, forever. Who could give more?"

 Even though we can not give to others what Jesus gave to us, we can still give. We can give time, service, and love. When I think about His Only Begotten Son, it is easier for me to feel love for my neighbors and to serve them. This is truly the season of giving. God gave us His Son and Christ gave His life and through that gift we can know the joy of being with our closest friends and families through eternity. Through Gods Holy Temples we can be sealed to our spouses and together bear children that will always be ours. These are our christmas gifts. Could we ever receive anything better? I hope to remember this during the Christmas season and all year and I hope to be able to share the gospel and my love for the Savior.