Busy Weekend

Weekend recap -

I did the following:

• Baked bread
• Baked cake
• Cleaned BOTH bathrooms
• Dust mopped living room, even under the couches, which revealed several kitty toys
• Harvested several more tomatoes
• Washed dog beds
• Washed couch cover
• Completed all laundry
• Treated pets for fleas (don't ask about this, I'm still mad)
• Swept and dusted cobwebs off front porch (Marty just did this last weekend, DAMN those fall spiders, they are quick!)

My Husband did:

• Washed outside windows (whoot! you can see outside now)
• Cleaned screens
• Sanded drywall
• Applied second coat of mud
• Installed the hide-a-way door (it's so cute, like a hobbit door!)
• Mowed the front and backyard jungle
• Cleaned out flowers pots to winterize
• Watched the Bears win! :)
• Tore out a brick planter
• Edged front yard by the house

We had a very productive weekend! Oh and Solomon won his game on Saturday!

Lazy days of summer

Labor day has past.... the garden has been cut back... it rained most of the day yesterday. *sigh* Yes, summer is headed out the door. The cars have been covered with condensation every morning now for a good couple of weeks. *sigh* Fall is coming.

We haven't turned the heat on yet. I refuse to til the absolute last possible minute, because really, when you turn the heat on you've admitted defeat to fall. And frankly I'm just not ready to do that.

Although, I guess there are some GOOD things about fall. Like the leaves changing, pumpkin spice lattes, school starting (sorry boys), getting indoor projects done because it's too freakin' cold to be outside, and you know, Halloween.

The sun is out today, and I'll take every last drop it's willing to give us, because we all know when fall comes to town the sun heads south.

Big ideas!

I have this crazy notion that I want to sew.... I mean really sew. Not just pj bottoms and pillows. Like clothes. For real.

You see, at some point when the remodel gets finished, I will potentially have a space where I can set up my sewing machine and leave it out.

Meanwhile, I'm itching to be creative.



I want to make one of these, probably letter "A"....

In this material maybe...?


And I LOVE this pattern... I was thinking letter "A"

In this? Love deco prints!

How much fun would this be to wear on a date with my Husband?

In this material!


Ambitious much. Well, yes, yes I am!

untitiled

For My Marty

heart aglow with burning fire
eyes pursed with one desire
lips suck in the tepid air
blood surging through veins with care

sun has long past gone
down the mountain to sing her song
moon has come out to play
he expands all his glory as he may

watching you with entranced eyes
feeling the love fall from the skys
my heart is brimming with the softest embrace
my eyes seek to touch your face

my mind is filled with overwhelming adoration
nothing can break my hearts concentration
so deeply wanting to connect
feeling the love so perfect

your soul and heart are so fathomless in me
because of you beauty in the world is all i see

The sweetest thing

Marty and I grew this. Yeah, that's right. We're gardeners.

Year ONE

This is cross posted from my "other" blog.

Yesterday was our one year anniversary. What a whirlwind of a year. It felt as if I'd just turned the corner to walk down the aisle to my Groom on a warm summer evening surrounded by friends and family. But really, it was 365 days later. And I am still madly in love, more so each day.

It's the good kind of whirlwind though, the kind where you are content in life and it just moves as it's supposed to. The kind where life happens and you follow it, bouncing along like a car on a dirt road, on a summer evening, knowing you are headed in the right direction, but not sure where you are exactly going.

I feel so blessed to be where I am. To be married to a man who takes me as I am, the good, and the bad. A man who takes the time to show me he cares, to make me feel adored, and loved. Who, without even knowing it, can take my breath away with a look, a smile, or even just the sound of his voice.

I am learning much about marriage. About the relationship it sustains and surrounds. Marty has taught me so much this last year about myself. I get excited for what our future holds, it's rich jewels we have yet to discover. But for now, I'll say thank you to my Husband for loving me the way only he knows how!

Happy Anniversary Love!


Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 9:12

An attempt to spark my inner blogger

Really. I want to blog. I do. I feel a need to share. But, WOW, I am really bad at it. Maybe my expectations for myself are too grand. Too far fetched. Maybe I just need to keep it simple.

Okay here goes.

I found a new band last week. Marty and I listen to Sirus XMU, the indie rock station, all the time. The other night this lovely song came on. The next morning, it was still ringing in my head, so I looked them up.

They are called the Avett Brothers. They are a little indie, a little country, a little bluegrass. Check them out!