Brrrrrrrrr!

For a few days there was a glimmer of hope that we might actually get a White Christmas. Now apparently cold and wet is all we're getting. Oh well. As we packed up our Christmas and drove away this morning from our cold blue house, snow or not, I know where I'll be tonight. Snuggling with my man by the fire in our little Blue Ridge cabin, still hoping for a White Christmas, but probably, much to Steven's delight, settling for watching the movie instead.



Merry Christmas everybody!!

Reason why I love my husband #177

Saturday morning...

ME: Ummm, would you care if I paint the door by the fire place Aqua Mermaid Green?

Steven: Sure Baby, what ever you want.

By Saturday evening...





ME: Oh Babe, I love. It looks soooo good. I love it, I love it, I love it! It's exactly how I imagined it. Don't you love it too?

Steven: It's great Hun. Very...green.

I really am crazy about my new green door. I can't really tell you why. All I know is that the rest of the weekend all I wanted to do was sit in front of my green door, and eat in front of my green door, and dance in front of my green door, and curl up in front of my green door. My beautiful green door.

And you know what, it just makes me even more thankful for my husband. For being patient and loving and fun. And for letting me indulge in life's simple pleasures. Like painting a random door your favorite color, just because...

My Parents

Do you think this girl...




And this boy...



Knew they would end up here?





"Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day."

~Barbara De Angelis

Random...

So Steven had to work a party last night.

My evening alone started with this...



Then I remember, I'm not alone. So the girls and I gathered in the sunroom to discuss our day's events. They are very good listeners...



One of my husband's many wonderful qualities is that he's a fantastic cook and enjoys creativity in the kitchen. So I felt I should try to follow his lead and scan our pantry and fridge for ideas to create a warm, delicious, nutritious, and satisfying dinner.

I said I tried...



Oh, have I shown you my new pillow? I love it.



One day I would love to create a pillow like the one above. But for now, I'll settle for creating one like this...



And since I'm sticking with random, here's my newest creation. I met with 7 other girls this past Tuesday for girl's craft night. We made wreaths. Imagine a spread of food, plenty of wine, lots of chatter and an entire living room floor covered with evergreen branches, berries, feathers, dried flowers, bells, ribbon, and many other accessories. Sounds pretty incredible, right? I wish I had taken pictures of all of them. All very unique and beautiful, some more Christmasy then others.

I invited a little friend to live in mine...




I told you this was random.