How it went

Here is our version of the cake...

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Baby Shower Project

My dearest friend is blessed to be pregnant with a baby girl! I am so excited for her and I am looking forward to meeting little Arlee when she comes in just a few weeks!


We are throwing her a baby shower, and here are a few of the fun things we will be doing/making...

I found this adorable cake on Pinterest the other day and could not resist. My mother amazing mother is helping get it all baked, shaped, and decorated. I'm hoping it turns out well. If it does, I'll post a tutorial for those of you who think it is as cute as I do. Come on.... Look at that little foot!

These sweet little things are just perfect for how adorable this mommy to be is. And they remind me of summertime... which I miss terribly.

These will be at a table for friends and family to fill in the blanks. They say...
Dear Baby,
I hope you learn_____
I hope you aren't afraid_____
I hope you love_____
I hope you get_____
I hope you laugh____
I hope you never forget____
I hope you ignore____
I hope you become____
I hope you respect_____
I hope you grow____
Love_____
What a sweet thing to have in a scrapbook for this little girl as she grows up. She will always have a reminder of the many people who have loved her from before she was even born.

What would you have to say to a new life entering this world?

I'm so excited to see how all these fun things pull together! 

May you all take a moment to reflect on the joys of your lives. Whether it be friends/family/love/or a new little one. Remember, you are not lucky. You are blessed.  

My Belated Valentine

My Valentine had to work late on February 14th this year, so we got to celebrate a little late.
It.
  Was.
    Awesome.

We got to eat here for lunch. Yum. And much cheaper than dinner.

And then we got to play here! Also inexpensive and so much fun!



 Neither place was packed with a crowd and we had such a good time together! After the arcade, we picked up a new expansion for our current favorite game, Carcassone. So when the house is ready, you can all come over and play games.

What we learned: Tiave is an amazing virtual jumproper and as much as I love to jumprope... I'm not very good, He's proud of me when I do things like win racing games or get the 40pt bonus... even if it means I just kicked his butt to do so, and We are both like little kids in a candy store when we walk into an arcade.

I told someone about this date and they said "Isn't that very... 3rd date ish?"
And I said... "Yes, yes it is."

Dinner and a movie is great for date night...and it's good to get out, no matter what you do... but sometimes you just have to spice it up a little! Renew that excited-butterflies-in-your-stomach kind of love that you had on your 3rd date.

I love my husband more and more every day in so many different ways than I ever could have imagined.

I hope all of your days are blessed with happiness, joy, and love.
I hope that you enjoy your husbands/wifes/girlfriends/boyfriends/significant others for all that they are.
I hope those of you without significant others find a love to breathe in every day and fill you with life.

I am blessed. Thank you.