It's Here!! :):)

The first day of Spring! :)


(ok it was a couple days ago. . .)

I always get so excited for the first day of spring!!!!

. . .it means summer is coming!
. . . and summer is magic :)

it makes me want to put on a baby pink sundress, sandals & sunglasses and go to the park!


part of me feels like a character from "the lion the witch and the wardrobe" who has been waiting years for spring to come back. . .good book!

a lot of me feels like one of the girls from "seven brides for seven brothers" singing in the barn-yard "Spring, Spring, Spring...!" :) (if you haven't seen this movie you have to!!! its a classic musical!)

Ever since I can remember my mom would make dirt cups on the first day of spring. . .


its a super yummy dessert with chocolate pudding, cool whip, oreos and gummy worms! :)

and now every year (this is only my second year) I make them!

Spring brings a new, beautiful, fresh and innocent start with it. . . blossoms & baby animals :)

I really want a kitten :)

its incredible how symbolic it is of Jesus's resurrection,
and the new life He brings to each of His children
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God thank you for Spring!

*window*shopping*&*dreaming*

Ok almost all girls love shoes.
flip flops. flats. stilettos. wedges. pumps. boots.
the list goes on :)
so I was thinking, what shoes would I buy now
if I could buy whatever shoes I wanted to. . .

Here is my Shoe Wish list:
(well 8 of them anyway)


1. These are from Target about $20 i think. Simple. Sweet. Pink.
and soooo cute :)

2. I'm in the market for some new rain boots.
I love these.
They are classy.
They have polka dots.
need I say more?

3. Ok another rain boot. Kate Spade style.
these are just a dream.
don't worry I'm not seriously thinking about buying them.
I just love to look at them!
adorable

4. I desperately need new flip flops/summer sandals.
these might be the ones :)

5. Perfect Pumps to wear with a pencil skirt. pants.
whatever. again super classy!

6. I love love LOVE these shoes!
pretty. feminine. lacey. hott. :)

7. These are from BP at Nordstrom and suprise!
I love them. love the color.
love the flirtiness and the tall heel!

8. Last but not least!
Grey Boots!
I have been looking and dreaming and hoping!
and guess what. . . . . . ?

I bought them! I love them :)

there were 50% at Wet Seal! btw if you are in the market for boots
February is a great time to find them on sale!

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Here's to the one thing that always fits.
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a girl's best friend.
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Shoes!
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stuff. . .

Happy Presidents day!
I was going through my camera and I found some random pictures. . .

this was a gift from the school where I filled a long-term sub position
isn't it cute!?
I can't wait to have my own classroom.
this will be in it!

The other Kinder teacher bought me some books!
my favorites are Froggy and Corduroy :)

Justin brought these home a couple weeks ago. . .
just because! :)
he is such a great man.

January bulletin board
The kids made snowflakes and snowmen!

my rainbow maincure
administered by an adorable 4th grader where I sub
I think it shows off my ring :)

my top 5 loved coffee shops

5. The Human Bean! you get a chocolate covered coffee bean with your drink!

4. Sisters Coffee Company! delicious coffee + a beautiful atmosphere (inside and out!)
Yes Please! :)

3. Dutch bros!! the more I go, the more I love it!
with a hot pink straw of course!

2. Of course Starbucks has to be close to the top, let's face it
they have amazing coffee you can always count on!

1. But my favorite and number one coffee shop is the local drive through in my home town.
The Kix Stand!
They have really good coffee, affordable prices! and adorable holiday cups! :)
plus they make the best Raspberry White Mocha ever! :)

(ignore the starbucks cup...the kix stand drink is on the left! this is the only pic. I could find)

Do you have a favorite coffee shop? :)

a dream. . .

what is white. . .


cozy. . .


slipcovered. . .


and in my living room??

My beautiful new living room seating!
I love it :)

my favorite spot :)

the keyboard is gone. . .

and something I've dreamed about has replaced it!

(Thank you Justin!!) :)

the Jennylund Ektorp chair from Ikea!

white white white!

I think it makes for a cozy little spot, don't you?

next wish list item:

spend more time with my favorite Booker boys! :)

that's all... :)

home for Christmas

We had a white Christmas :)

and made a snowman! :)
Jaden and Jackson came early to help us get ready for Christmas. They helped bake sugar cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, gingerbread houses and they even helped me wrap presents! Jackson wrote the names on the gift tags for me. They are really good helpers! Here they are reading with Grandma Becky, this year one of their favorite Christmas books was called "The twelve bugs of Christmas."
Here they are working on their gingerbread houses
Uncle Justin helped them draw helmets for their favorite football teams
Ta Da!! Jackson's is on the left and Jaden's is on the right. They did a great job :) I helped Jaden put a J on his and he told me it was for Jaden and for Jesus because He is the King! :)
raspberry white mocha thank you kix stand!
mmm and my new starbucks cup and adorable sleeve
Jackson and Jaden also helped make the snowflakes
for the pretty Christmas dinner table setting :)
Jennie's amazing coconut cake!
and I had to put up the Christmas tree and stockings my kindergarten students made! My husband made the tree and the kids decorated the star ornament and glued them on. For their stockings they told me what they wanted for Christmas and drew a picture of it inside the stocking and I wrote it in a letter to Santa for them :)
Merry Christmas!! and thank you Lord for sending Your Son Jesus to be born and to save us..."Peace on earth, goodwill to men, and glory to God in the highest!"

Oh Christmas Tree :)

So here is our tree :) $15 cut down by my husband!
this year was quite the experience :) it included a flashlight because we didn't make it until sunset, sinking shoes in mud...and wet feet for both us :) BUT we got our tree, the perfect tree I think!













I can't believe it is already our second Christmas together as a married couple! I love him so much! He is a such a blessing, so patient and caring...He.is.my.love!














And here is the beautiful fully decorated tree! It took us two days to get it completely decorated, we trimmed it and put the lights and topper on the first day, and then all of the ornaments the next day. All while watching Holiday Inn and drinking peppermint hot cocoa!

















I decided to try and make something festive with the leftover clippings from the tree, and I'm pretty happy with the way that it turned out! :)

















*Ta - Da!!!*

bright colors are happy :)

When I saw this mirror it was love at first sight, thank you class act boutique :)
Then I was finally inspired to start my next project: decopage!
















This was fun, but more work than I realized! but the next piece took the most work of all:













My husband painted this poppy for me based on a picture I found online, can you believe it? I love it!! He did an amazing job :) I could never do anything like that.













and all together you get this!















piece by piece it's coming together :)