Back.

We are back from our Honeymoon and it was fabulous. I will post some highlights from it later but for now here is a song. This came on quite a few times while we were in Vancouver. I love Amos Lee and his new album. Enjoy.

Again.

This should have gone with my last post.
:)
(found via Miss Moss and by typographer/artist Mr. A Hayes.)

19th.

Today marks Matthew and my one month anniversary. I can't begin to express how much fun it has been. I have not even shared my thoughts on the wedding but i will say it was one of the most fun days of my life. I thought after all the planning that I would be glad it was all over. I now know that I would do it all over again in a heart beat. We have both been blessed with such great, loving, and fun friends and family. It was a peaceful day, not stressful. The ceremony was just the right length. I giggled instead of cried at the alter. The food was perfect (although we only got to eat a bite). And the reception was filled with dancing (alot of dancing). I loved everyone there. It was a perfect day and I would not have changed a thing.
We leave for our honeymoon this weekend and it feels more real than ever. We have everything taken care of. We ordered a little bit of currency to use on small things while we are there. This may be silly but right when Matthew showed it to me i couldn't stop thinking about how pretty it was. I guess its the visual artist in me. Its way more colorful than ours :)
(picture taken from Google images)

Sunshine.

This Martin Luther King Day was the prettiest day we have had in weeks. The temperature was in the 60's & we had blue skies. Due to the recent rain, the mountain bike trails have been closed for a while. With this being so, we loaded up the bikes on the car and headed to a nature preserve not far from our apartment. We rode around for about an hour on their walking paths. Being on the walking trails reminded me of this past summer with Jessica & Logan when we would ride on the greenway. Im ready for summer and Im thankful for how beautiful the day was today. 

MLK.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." 

- Martin Luther King Jr.

(found THIS article on Israel and Martin Luther King Jr. interesting. )

LoveWins.

I was super surprised again this week by a package I received in the mail. Another one of my sweet friends sent me a thoughtful wedding gift. My friend Sarah bought me two more things from Leah Duncan's website. I got one of the awesome pillows that i posted about and the 'Hello Vase' tea towel. She also bought me this watercolor print from Geninne, one of my favorite artists. The print came in this beautiful frame. Im still trying to decide where to hang it. Something so great deserves a special spot. As I was looking for pictures on Geninne's website, to show which print I got, I came across this 'Love Wins' print. 

I thought it was fitting for Valentine's Day that is coming up. Plus, love wins is a phrase I like as a Christian because it really does win.. meaning God wins. I love that.

I have the best friends. They are so thoughtful and so loving to me. I really am blessed by them on an everyday basis. 

***All pictures taken from artists Etsy sites.***

Denison.

So Mallory and I went on our little adventure to the sleepy town of Denison, Texas. As you can see it was a cloudy day and not too much goes on in Denison. Nevertheless, we had a fun trip! We ate at a local coffee shop called Country Java, tried on vintage clothes, went in some Antique malls, saw the birth place of President Eisenhower, and saw the Travelers Hotel in real life. 

It was a good day. 

(I got these pictures from sweet Mallory's bloggie. )

Surrender.

Random thoughts:
Mallory (Matthew's sister) and I are going on an adventure Friday. We may travel to the little city of Denison, Tx. Matt and I saw an ad for it at the movie theatre. Apparently they have an awesome antique & arts district. I guess we will find out. Im excited. I love new adventures.


The cold is making me want Spring to come VERY bad.
I've been thinking about surrender & what it really means to surrender to God.
Matthew and I have been praying about where the Lord would have us serve Him.
Im learning about surrendering in that. Surrendering to the fact that He could be calling us to go somewhere far from here. Somewhere out of my comfort zone. Its exciting and scary all at once.. the unknown that is.
The safest place is in the will of God and that is where I want to be more than anything.


I do feel peaceful.
Im in love with peace.


I got new pink nail polish today.
I went to take him dinner at work tonight for the first time. It's fun being a wife.
Matthew has like 20 plaid shirts. He purchased 90% of them at a thrift store. And that is ALL he wears. I love that. I love him.


Life is good. God is good.
(this is in Denison- creepy & cool all at once)

Valentines?

Valentines day is still over a month away but I saw this on Poppytalk today.
Adorable huh!?
Their past few posts are filled with Valentine card inspiration!
(You can buy them on Fred Flare!)
P.S. Forgive me for all of my grammatical and spelling errors.  Im the WORST proof reader.. as in I don't proof read. 
:)