happy valentines day

"we love because He first loved us" 1 john 4:19

i enjoy valentines day so much more now that we are married...no pressure to pick out a sweet, over-the-top present and card. actually, this is what i got for justin this year. 

please tell me you have seen those gatorade commercials...prime, perform, recovery. the gratitude. welcome to some of our lame inside jokes. we never claimed to be cool.

he got me some beautiful red roses, i guess he likes me :)

we couldn't leave out poor Millie. she loves socks so i let her play with one of mine. it may look brown and nasty, thats because she has been licking and chewing on it for most of the afternoon. 

yes, she is that easy to please.

our staff team takes one day a month and devotes it to our relationship with the Lord. we are so blessed by this and it is such a rejuvenation to our ministry. today, we are spending our day reading the Bible and drinking starbucks. two of my favorites.

tonight we are fixing one of our favorite meals, calzones. yummmm.

what a great day. hope you are enjoying your valentines day as well. spend it with someone you love!

flowers are blooming.

precious justin thought valentines day was last week. 

wanted to update you on the flowers, since i know most of you are dying to know if they bloomed. haha

they are gorgeous.

valentine's wreath

after seeing this wreath, i knew i had to try it. i showed restraint and waited until it was a little bit closer to valentine's day.

i used 1/2 yard of felt, heart shaped wreath (found mine at hobby lobby) and whatever pins you have.

i used the same technique at the pom pom necklace and pinned the felt circles directly into the wreath. i'm not going to lie...it's pretty time consuming, but easy work. (does that make sense..?)

the camera doesn't capture all the detail of the wreath, but it is adorable.

i pinned ribbon on the back and used it to tie on our wreath hook. i just put it up to take pictures, its been nasty and rainy here...no need to ruin it :)

valentine's day wreath.

we are done with our training session today...well, we are skipping the last session. i am a rebel, i know. :)

i was doing a little bit of blog stalking and came across sara's post at it's good to be queen about avoiding the winter blahs...which i am completely guilty of. i am not a fan of cold weather, just ask my husband!

she posted a link to this valentine's day wreath. completely adorable. can't wait to make it in the next couple of weeks.

i was never a big wreath person, until i made a lima bean wreath for Christmas. now i am in love and am itching to make new ones for every season and holiday...someone stop me know, or send me their favorite links!

now for a little down time before dinner with friends and back to alabama tomorrow!