A Beautiful Day!

What a beautiful day it is today!!! Again, I am sooo thankful for the sunshine and the warmth it is bringing!! Yesterday my husband had the day off from work and spent it all with me! We slept in until 10am! We haven't done that in sooo long! Then I made waffles in my fantastic Belgian waffle maker with fresh whip cream and strawberry sauce. Of course he just put jam on the first waffle, but after a little "encouragement" from me, he tried out the strawberries and whip cream on the second one! YUM! My favorite! The only breakfast food better than a waffle is a crepe! And bacon of course, bacon always wins. Okay, now I am just starting to list off in my head all the yummy breakfast foods that I love! Oh how my mind runs away from me so often!

Anyways, yesterday, in the sunshine, my husband and I drove around and shopped, and did some errands, and ate yummy food, and splurged on some starbucks frappes! We rolled the windows down in the truck at every opportunity! I quite enjoy shopping with him! I actually buy more things when I am with him than when I am without him! This happens because when I am by myself (or with my sisters or girlfriends) I only by small things that I am very confident that I need and know are a good deal/good quality, and if I am not so sure, I wait and bring him to the store later....or I just forget about what I was wanting to buy. A good rule of thumb for me is if it isn't worth waiting and coming back to the store for a second look, then it isn't that important. This rule also works for thrift stores but I add: If it is not there when I come back, then it wasn't meant to be. But when I am with my husband, he can give instant approval of what I am looking at so we purchase much more in a day together. He also likes to buy things for himself, he enjoys shopping (at Canadian Tire and other stores that have a hardware/tool/automotive/outdoor/sporting section) especially when he can get new tools for work! I like to support him when he buys work things because it gives him more confidence about his work and more independence from his boss. Plus in the future, he can use those tools to build me a dream home! There isn't much construction he can do to our condo! ...I must add in that he rarely goes shopping by himself so it feels like we just jump off the deep end and buy everything in sight when together but really, he has been thinking about and wanting certain items for a long time and just hasn't gone out to get them yet!

Yesterday we also stopped at one of my favorite thrift stores! I know he loves me and wants me to be happy when he agrees to walk into a thrift store! He knows I will look at everything, he knows I will want to buy some very random things, he knows I will look through ALL the baby clothes (for my nephews of course!), and he knows we wont leave empty handed...and he still walks in beside me <3 I did resist the baby clothing this round, but I also tried to convince him to buy a shallow basket that I could put a pie plate in! It was so pretty and well kept and would look so cute when serving my fresh baked pies!!!! We didn't get it....I don't own a pie plate yet, and I have never made a pie on my own..... We did however pick up an original painting done on a round cork canvas and a book called Home Grown Kids by Raymond and Dorothy Moore. I am only on the first chapter and so far I like it. There is a foreword  in it by Dr. James Dobson so I figure it is probably good if he likes it! :D


I might start trying to shorten my posts, but I just love writing and sharing my thoughts!!  Quote of the day though, I found it off a blog I just discovered this morning!  Have a fantastic sunny day!!

“A mother is...one who can take the place of all others, but
whose place no one else can take.” ~Gaspard Mermillo

Wow this is good! I found it posted on another awesome blog and now want to share it with you!! I have just started reading Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas; my husband and I read the first chapter together a couple nights ago. One of the main themes is about how God designed marriage to make us holy not happy. So after reading that chapter, I found this post. I believe God was speaking to me so I felt I should pass on the message. I am now very excited to read further into Sacred Marriage and let God teach me some pretty important stuff! Yay marriage! As I have posted before, I am newly married but that hasn't stopped God from speaking through me about marriage and relationships to others! I have always loved giving advice and remember giving advice to my older sister about her relationships before I had ever even been in one. It is truly a gift to have God speak through me to so many people. Usually He speaks through me when I am one on one with someone (yay coffee dates!) and occasionally to my best friends in small groups or to the youth at my church. But now I have been given the opportunity to possibly speaking to many people through this blog! Yes I know not many people read my blog yet, but maybe someday God will use it as a tool to speak more publicly! He probably has bigger dreams for it than I do. Anyways, that is my post for the day! Be encouraged, God has great plans for you, just let Him lead you through them!

This morning I was thinking about what I should post and couldn't decided. What I did decide is to stay positive and not start ranting about things that really aren't that important :D I might make a few posts today, or just one really long one.......


The ideas running in circles in my brain this morning:


1.  The sunshine!!! FINALLY! I feel like I have been feeling more down lately because I have been lacking some nice sunny days so I am so thankful that the sun is shining brightly through my giant living room window! I will not be venturing outside today (too much housework) so I will pretend that it is a warm spring day even though I know it is probably pretty chilly outside! I never expected to see so much snow in March especially because we didn't even get snow on Christmas! The trees are still bare but God is breathing life back into the plants and trees and soon there will be flowers everywhere! I should start gardening.....on my deck, in a planter :D All I need are a couple of flowers and maybe a small shrubbery to take care of!


2. "Onesy" pajamas are fantastic. I am in mine right now! The only thing that could make mine better would be if they had "feet" attached to them to keep my toes warm! Thanks Sis for bringing them home from Wyoming for me!


3. Yesterday afternoon my heart melted into a big puddle as my nephew reached for me as I tried to say goodbye! He had just gotten really sick (throwing up) for the first time and I'm sure he was scared and hurting! He is only 9 1/2 months old but knew I was trying to leave so he pushed away from his momma and reached for me. There was no way I could have left him like that!! I picked him up and he nestled into me and wouldn't let go.......I stayed for another half hour and ended up getting home later than i was planning to and instead of making yummy stir fry for dinner, I threw a frozen pizza in the oven for my husband and I. It was worth it though, and my husband understands the need I have to comfort our nephew because we are both wrapped around his little finger. For that little boy (and our other precious nephew) we would do anything. <3

4.  This is the song I am listening to and I love love love it!!!

The Beginning!

Welcome to my first blog post on my first blog! Yay! Be patient and understanding with me as I figure out how it works! I am not that great with computer things so this is a big step for me! I am working on the design, I know right now it is a little trippy but we shall see if I can make it better! 

This blog is going to be about learning! More specifically about me learning to: be a wife, build a marriage, find a career path/something to do with my life, be "green" and become more natural in how live! 

I am young and newly married and find myself navigating through this new crazy world! I have dove into the great unknown with my Savior holding one hand and my husband holding the other! I have already been blessed more than I ever thought I could through my few months of marriage! Creating my own family with my husband has been full of joys and struggles and ultimately full of love and God!

I hope I can bring you some laughs and encouragement with each new post! I look forward to sharing my experiences with you!!! 

Ps. It's funny because I know that the first few people to read this will be my family and close friends! I love you! Enjoy my creative descriptions of my not-so-exciting life!!