Craftiness.

I've been wanting to paint our coffee table for a while now but I ended up painting our side table instead. I've always loved painted furniture. I needed to get some craftiness out and figured mixing things up in our apartment would do. I went with a grey (figures) I can't seem to step out of the grey box these days. The pictures don't really show a big difference between the two but I think I like it. What do you think? (PS excuse the dying flowers.)
Now to look for a new home project :)

Five.

5 Things I am obsessed with lately:

1. The water bottle that Matthew gave me for Valentine's Day. Forget flowers & candy.. it has a mini water filter in it..j/k he got me those things too. Im not snobby about much but yes, I may be a water snob?
2. Blueberries (so good & taste so clean!)
3. Thinking about what flowers I'm going to plant in pots on our front porch when it gets warmer. (Thanks for inspiration Martha.) I love flowers oh so much..too bad we don't have a backyard. 
4. Easter candy. (Yummie)
5. Headbands! (all kinds! especially this one! so cute.)

Today.

Today we went on a bike ride out in the country..

We stopped and took pictures of cows..

We bought paint for my side table project..

We had dinner with Matthew's parents..

& we ate jellybeans. (too many jellybeans.)

It was a good day.

Right.

Found this and thought I'd share. Here is what it says: Left brain: I am a scientist. A mathematician. I love familiar. I catagorize. I am accurate. Linear. Analytical. Strategic. I am practical. Always in control. A master of words and language. Realistic. I calculate equations and play with numbers. I am order. I am logic. I know exactly who I am. Right brain: I am creativity. A free spirit. I am passion. Yearning. Sensuality. I am the sound of roaring laughter. I am taste. The feeling of sand beneath bare feat. I am movement. Vivid colors. I am the urge to paint on an empty canvas. I am boundless imagination. Art. Poetry. I sense. I feel. I am everything I wanted to be. 
I am right brained ALL. THE. WAY.
(Except maybe the analytical part) (found HERE)

Spring.

Today I've been dreaming of: Spring Break.
We don't really have a Spring Break anymore but I'm going to pretend we do.
(The pictures are from Spring Break in Texas 2 years ago. Wrote about it here!)

Magazine.

I went by Barnes & Noble before work yesterday, looked at magazines for 30 minutes, & convinced myself I couldn't buy one. To my surprise someone sweet had the same idea when he got of off work!.. went to Barnes & Noble and brought BOTH of us a magazine home. He loves me. For him: a Bicycle magazine. For me: Clean Eating. (Just what I wanted! well.. I wanted any magazine that had to do with health/food.) Hooray for my husband!
We do our best to eat healthy. Living by 3 frozen yogurt places doesn't always help.

Run.

I went running outside yesterday (first time in months). I may have found one of those 'gems' i was talking about a few posts back. I ran by an elementary school that reminded me of the one I went to growing up. There is a track around the school with trees & a park behind it. I laughed when I had to stop & walk about half way around the track. I'm still that little girl I was in elementary school. Still a little timid, still bad at spelling, and still bad at running. I was 'that kid' that got to stop & walk half way during the mile run because of my asthma. Some things don't change. I'm glad I can laugh at myself now instead of being embarrassed like I was back then. Walking around the school felt peaceful. Maybe it's because it felt so familiar.. & maybe because there wasn't anyone around but a few children laughing right outside of the school. It will be nice to ride my bike there on beautiful days & read under the trees.
Again and again I am thankful.
'Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, & his wondrous works to the children of man, For he satisfies the longing soul & the hungry soul he fills with good things' Psalm 107 (vs8&9)
(Isn't this photo magical? Can't wait for the dandelions, although they are weeds? Found here)

Pictures.

Today is a nice day for a road trip.
Where would I drive to? Out West to the ocean.
We would take lots of car pictures, stop at random country stores, & have picnics on the side of the road.
I talked to Davis Ann today (my roommate from college). She said her & B-rad (her bf) are going to try & road trip out here in May. AND Sandra (my other good friend) may stop through here this summer on her road trip to Arizona! Oh goodie! I love visitors. Anyone else who wants to make a trip here is welcome! (including my parents.. grandparents.. siblings.. friends.. friends of friends.. etc.) Hint. Hint.
(PS. notice all the plaid shirts my cute husband likes to wear?)

Thoughts.

Thoughts of today:
Today is the 1st of March. Just saying 'March' makes me feel warm inside. January & February always sound so cold to me but March gives me the feeling that Spring is on its way. Hallelujah for that.
We are sitting on the couch with the windows & the door open, listening to Horse Feathers on Pandora, & planning on not having plans. I am thankful for days like today. I bought some flowers earlier and placed them by the window. I've been meditating on a few verses in my head.
The simple things are standing out on this Tuesday.. simple truths and simple things.
Iv'e been thinking about this quote by St. Augustine lately..

	"O Lord, you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." St. Augustine

It started last week when I heard a man explaining the Gospel to another man in Starbucks.  I've never been so encouraged and convicted by listening in on a conversation. I happened to sit down when the guy started sharing about the faith & hope we can have in God. He quoted off scripture to him left and right. This challenged me in my knowledge of scripture and in my sharing about this great hope.

The other night I left work exhausted in every way. I felt so weary from the weight of the world. I sat in my car a while thinking about what I would do without the hope that I have in God. I cannot depend on myself or other people to get me by. I can only put my faith and hope in Christ. (As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me psalm 40:17) Thinking about how so many people live without hope in Christ overwhelms me. Everything else fails but the love of God. Im thankful for that man in Starbucks who is sharing the hope he has with others and how God used him to remind me and to challenge me to do the same.

'Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.' (Hebrews 11:1-3)

Anyways, i'm going to end with the verse.
Here are a few pictures from last night. Josh Ritter is an amazing writer & super entertaining. I was thoroughly impressed to say the least.
Side note about the car picture: During our 2 year long distance relationship we drove a lot. We have taken SO many pictures in the car like this. It's always really funny for some reason.. placing the camera up on the dash while driving down the interstate.. I'm telling you.. it's the simple things ;)