14 Days of Love Notes... Day 3, 4 & 5

Wow! What a crazy weekend it has been. Despite the craziness, I still managed to continue with the Love Notes. I'm determined to finish all 14 days! 

Without further to due...

Day 3

 "I've got my eyes on you... 

Drive safe, you are precious cargo!"

I started off the day with a Love Note 

at 6:30 in the morning. 

Put a smile on his face on the way to work! 

Day 4

Another morning note, but not so early this time! 

And I was letting him know that HE makes ME smile! =)

Day 5

David is a BIG candy lover so I thought I'd leave 

a Love Note with candy involved! 

14 Days of Love- Day 2

Day 2 of the "Love Notes" continued.....

(The little heart will be seen throughout 

the remainder of the "Love Notes")

Shower notes... "Hey Handsome... I love you!"

Simple and sweet for the day. David loves to come home and take a nice warm shower after work everyday. I was excited to put a BIG cheesy smile on his face again today when he open the shower curtain to take a shower! 

***You may think this whole idea is a little corny and not something you could ever see yourself doing but even in our short year a half of being married, I've learned that you have to let loose and have a LOT of fun or else your marriage will be dry and boring! 

I mean, God tells us to love whole-heartedly and 

my whole heart is full of joy for my husband so 

I'm going to be joyful in showing him 

my never ending love! 

14 Days of Love- Day 1....and a new addition to our family

So, I've been more addicted than usual to Pinterest lately.

#1- Because it's my favorite month of the year and 

I L-O-V-E Valentines Day

and

#2- Well, because its Pintererst and who doesn't get addicted =)

I decided to make this "I love you because..." board.

I found it HERE.

It's adorable and I thought we could use a little something extra in our living room that would be suitable for more than just Valentines Day. 

Now for the 14 Days of Love project that I am doing this year... I found the idea on Howdoesshe.com 

I love that my husband and I are celebrating all of these new "first married" holidays together in our own place and we can make things extra special. I've decided to do something a little extra special for him every day until Valentines Day...hence the 14 Days of Love! They aren't necessarily amazing, awesome, incredible things but just little things to let him know 

I love him veryyyyyy much! 

Today was the first day and my goal is to blog 

about it everyday! 

Today was nothing but a few slices of oranges and a little note to go with them! I told you it's not something extravagant, just fun :) 

"Orange" you glad we have each other?

This next picture is my favorite thing about the day! 

He was so thrilled to have a fun and delicious snack when he came home from a hard day at work! I am so grateful for my AMAZING husband and the effort he puts into providing for our family.

Oh yeah, speaking of family.... we are expanding ours!!!

No babies, yet! We are still holding off on that one for a little longer. 

But we bought a puppy last week and she is the newest member of our family! 

She is a little Chihuahua and I absolutely adore her!

Teeny tiny little thing! There was a moment a few Saturday nights ago when David said "Lets get a dog!" I couldn't pass up the chance or argue with him. I asked him again to make sure he was 100% sure about this statement he had just made. He was! So I began my search for the perfect puppy and didn't go to sleep that night until I found her. We went the next day after church to get her and fell in love! I thought training a puppy would be difficult, but I was proven wrong. 

Mya is just as smart as her mommy and it was easier than expected! 

She is so playful and FULL of energy! 

*We brought her along on a photo shoot we went to this past weekend and they captured an adorable photo of her that I just have to share :)

Moving on and growing up!

What a crazy end of 2011 and beginning of 2012!

I finally finished college after 5 long years of being an undecisive college student. And now the thoughts of grad school run through my head. Yes, I want to further my education and get a higher degree but it will be a long road because I can’t take classes full time. I know God will make a way, He always does! I couldn't have made it through without these people in my life! My husband especially, for all his love and support for me, my parents and my amazing girl friends! 

 (I love this picture!!!)

So.... I’ve been trying to get in touch with my inner creative person and actually start MAKING all of the 6,273 things I’ve been pinning on Pinterest. It truly is an addicting thing, but I love finding so many creative ideas and DIY projects that are soooo much cheaper than buying the real thing. I feel more proud of myself for being able to create things that make our cozy little apartment a bit more like home =) I made this cute little verse to hang in our dining room!

Speaking of home, I am beginning to miss seeing my parents everyday. I wish we lived a bit closer so we could have mother-daughter shopping days and dinner dates more often but as for the time we have now, I guess 2 hours isn’t that bad after all. Having a good relationship with my parents has been so important to me. I cringe at the teenagers who are consistently back talking and being so rude to their parents. If they could only understand the things their parents go through for them and the sacrifices they make then maybe they would be so stinking rude! (Sorry, its one of those topics for me that gets me going…lol) I pray everyday for my future children that God would give them a heart of gratefulness and respect. I really don’t want to have to lay the smack down on my son or daughter if they talk back to me!

Well, on a healthier note….I’ve been fasting and eating healthier lately and I found this awesome idea on where else but….. (drumroll please) …….. PINTEREST!!!!

Homemade baked apple chips = deliciousness….yummy

  (Originally from Delighted Mamma's blog)

Check her blog out, lots of great DIY jewelry and awesome recipes

Just good ol’ Gala apples and a sprinkle of cinnamon

(My hand may have shook the cinnamon a little to hard on this batch but they were delish!)

Be on the look out for more amazing healthy snacks in the future!

Here’s to a happy, healthy, and heartfelt year full of blessings!!! 

Stressed witha capital S

Oh my word {in 15 different ways} I am so stressed at this point. Internship is taking so much of my time that I don't have time for anything else. I wish I could make all these crafty things I'm finding on Pinterest and all the cute center ideas I find when I do have time to blog. If I could even stop to remember my name for a minute it would be okay. I never thought that my senior internship in the classroom would be so crazy. I think I'm starting to understand the overwhelming feeling from all of the teachers I know. It makes me wanna crawl in the corner and cry.

In all this craziness, I know there are two things still firm in my life.
That is:

1. My handsome husband and his loving kindness :)

and 

2. My AWESOME God... His promises are always true and His grace is never ending.

A little bit of this and little bit of that...

Since I haven’t blogged in quite a while there are a few things to catch up on. First I must say that this whole internship thing is making me tired. Those kiddos will wear you out. I have been sooo exhausted when I come home from school everyday. I feel like an old lady going to bed at 9:00.  I love it but I know my first year, I am going to be completely drained.

Well, here is a little bit of this! I’ve been so engulfed in finding crafty ideas on pinterest lately that I am overwhelmed with all of the creative ideas. I have a friend getting married in October who is very crafty and thrifty. Well, while I was glued to pinterest one evening, I came across this amazing idea of a scrabble board gift.

PS. If you’re not on Pinterest yet, you need to be! (period)

Anyway, I got into thrifting mode and went searching for a vintage scrabble board. Because they are a thrifty couple, I didn’t want to use a brand new board, besides a thrifted one would be much cheaper. After a few days worth of trips to the Goodwill, I found it…for $2.99! A perfectly vintage scrabble board, with the tiles. So, home I went to begin constructing. After a few hours of thinking of words to describe them and a little bit of the things they love to do I had it all put together. With a little a little bit of modge podge, a shadow box, some scrapbook paper, flower stickers, and a corny but cute poem that my husband and I came up with…. it was finished! Oh but wait, now I had to wrap it. Oh no, I don’t have wedding wrapping paper, only Christmas and birthday. I knew I couldn’t wrap it in that so I went searching in the garage to find some plain brown paper in a box. It is a nautical themed wedding so I knew I could get away with it. Just add a few ribbons and it would be perfect. Now that I’ve kept you waiting, without further to do…here is my favorite craft project to date! And to think I gave it away….

The Wrapping

The finished board

I love it so much. It turned out just perfect and the future Mr. and Mrs. were just as equally in love with this gift. All of the guests at the bridal shower were so impressed. So, I decided to go thrifting again and find more Scrabble boards to start selling this. (hint, hint) If you are interested and would like more info please email me about it. I will custom make your own board with your last name and any certain words you would like. It was so much fun and I can’t wait to start working on the one for my husband and I.

A little bit of that…. We went to visit my brother this weekend in Tennessee. It was beautiful! We haven’t seen him in 2 months so it was wonderful. It was very good to get to see him for the weekend. Traffic was crazy and it was a veryyyyyy longgggggg drive for only 2 short days, but totally worth it if you ask me. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Super ginormous pumpkins

In the Smoky Mountains National Park

My crazy brother

My dare devil husband was determined to cross the creek. He was so proud when he did! The funniest part was watching him try to cross back over and slip on the rocks. 

The creeks were beautiful. I was truly amazed at the natural beauty that God has created for us to enjoy!

I have to add this picture! We went to play putt putt golf one evening and when the game was over the boys found their way to the game room and it was like they were 5 years old again! They were having fun playing with all the arcade games! It was a funny moment :)))

Finally finished.... for now

So remember those little crate buddies I posted about last time... well the Mr. and I finally got around to making them and they are so cute! I have seen them all over blogging land and I wanted some of my own. So I set out on a mission to complete them. I love how they turned out and I can't wait to use them in my classroom! 

Another thing that I have found on Pinterest that I made this week is the flat marbles. I decided to use these stickers (from Target $ spot), flat marbles, a foam paint brush and some modge podge to make these letters/numbers to use for some kind of spelling/math activity. I'm super excited about these! 

You can't really see them because the lighting is bad (sorry, iPhone pics) but the letters are on the left and  the numbers are on the right. They turned out better than I expected :) 

This next idea I got from the fabulous Abby at The Inspired Apple. Her rockstar room looks super cute. I made this banner and it was easy as pie! Click on over to her website and you'll see the instructions I followed. It was very simple and I love how my pennant banner turned out. I can't wait to get a classroom...eventually... and put everything I'm making in it. 

Yes, that's right. I'm only an intern teacher right now but eventually I will have my own classroom. While I have the time, I'm making as much as I can. I know once I graduate and start looking for a job things will get crazy and I will not have much time to be crafty. I can't believe I'm graduating in  4 1/2 months!!! Finally, what seems like forever is coming to an end. And then for my Master's in Educational Leadership... after a little break of course. That's all my school related news for now. 

The Mr. and I are going to spend the weekend on the beach relaxing before I am back into the swing of school and life gets crazy for the next few months. Finishing college, graduating and moving to a new place. It's going to be a busy next few months but bring it on! 

P.S. I got my Staples weekly deal today! 25 Composition notebooks for $0.10 each!!! Fabulous savings :)