is being with the love of your life. We’re celebrating 5 years today!
I stenciled the lyrics to our favorite song (U2’s The Sweetest Thing) as a Valentine’s Day/Anniversary present. (Unfortunately, those celebrations get a bit lumped together for us. But we try to make up for it by celebrating our engagement in the Fall.) I got the idea from this picture of Candi Mandi’s bedroom. But I’ve seen other versions of it since then.
He made me breakfast in bed. (I love that man.) All that’s left of it is this pretty mess. I’m okay with that.
Happy Anniversary, Evan! Thank you for 5 years of awesome. ;)
Evan and I decided not to declare our “love” for one another until we were ready to get married. Although a nice idea, it wasn’t altogether practical. We just found creative ways to communicate the same message. Much like Buttercup and Westley in The Princess Bride:
Grandpa: [voiceover] Nothing gave Buttercup as much pleasure as ordering Westley around. Buttercup: Farm boy, polish my horse’s saddle. I want to see my face shining in it by morning. Westley: As you wish. Grandpa: [voiceover] “As you wish” was all he ever said to her. Buttercup: Farm boy, fill these with water - please. Westley: As you wish. Grandpa: [voiceover] That day, she was amazed to discover that when he was saying “As you wish”, what he meant was, “I love you.” And even more amazing was the day she realized she truly loved him back. Buttercup: Farm boy… fetch me that pitcher.
[It’s right over her head, so he has to stand next to her] Westley: As you wish.
[Cut to them kissing]
“I am in like with you” became our “As you wish.” And to this day, we are as in like with one another as ever. ;)
Hi everyone! Valentine’s Day is coming soon, and I have an extra “I LOVE US” photograph. It’s a 4″ x 6″ with thin white borders. Perfect to give a special friend (or yourself!).
So why not share the love with an old-fashioned GIVEAWAY?!? After all, it has been a while. And I do love us.
Leave a comment on this post before Tuesday, February 9th at noon CST, and I’ll randomly select a winner (from the U.S. or Canada).
And the winner is LISA from Suck it Up, Princess!!! Lucky girl. : ) I’ll be sending you an email to get your address ASAP. Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway!
As promised, here’s the soldier I made for Jacob. This was a quick project I found on Ric-Rac, and she’s not kidding when she calls him a One Hour Softie.
I also made Jillian, my sister-in-law, a “Keep Calm” sign. Someone, somewhere in my life was bound to get one of these as a gift… seeing as how I’ve been obsessed with the mantra and all. She happens to be a grad student, and we went to England with that part of our family. So it seemed fitting. :)
These are the handmade gifts I made this year: granny square ornaments, a soldier, a WWII sign, and a Tic-Tac-Toe game. It all feels a bit Cath Kidston to me, but I do love Cath Kidston and am decidedly okay with that. :)
We’re about to celebrate Christmas as a tiny family tonight, but I thought I’d hop on here and share the Tic-Tac-Toe board and pieces I made for Emily.
The board can double as a potholder in her play kitchen.
In fact, I kind of like it for myself and thought about stealing it. ;)
I also made this little soldier for Jacob at the last minute. So last minute that I wrapped him up about 5 minutes ago. I’ll have to take pictures later.
Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season! I’m busy making gingerbread cookies, eggnog, and Christmas presents; watching Christmas specials on TV; building towers with Mega blocks; and dancing around the living room like Tinkerbell. All of which I highly recommend.
I love Christmas time, but some years it really sneaks up on me. So I’m repeating yesterday’s mantra. Surely everything will get done. The children will have presents to open. Cookies will be eaten. The earth will continue to turn.
Meanwhile, the tree is decorated!
EDIT: Our furnace was fixed yesterday. And someone came to see our house! It turned out to be a good day. Good thing I didn’t panic. ;)
Behold: The Emily Bear in 2008 and 2009. She’ll probably be a princess tonight, but she wanted to dress up in the bear costume first. Last year’s bear adventure just might be my favorite blog post of all time.
And Jacob was a peapod last year. A tiny, six-month-old peapod. This year, he will probably be The Jacob Bear. He’s a furry, roaring, hugging, mildly destructive mammal, so this feels appropriate.
I just have to tell you that this week has been a bit crazy. Emily has given up naps (Yikes!) and proven that she needs to be busy in the afternoons.
And perhaps needs her walls painted in chalkboard paint.
As we work out our new schedule, I think the afternoon will be more peaceful, and we’ll all be more content and productive. I hope!
On the upside: Emily is potty-trained! This morning, I heard her taking off her diaper in her room and having a conversation with herself: It’s panty time! Alright! How about Dora panties? Okay. That’s fine.
