This is what my week looked like: 1. Cut out lots of hearts and gave Kevin a HEART ATTACK for Valentines Day! 2. Kevin and I shopped for Valentine cards & gifts for the kiddos. We gave them to Cole and Alexis at lunch on Valentine’s Day. 3. I set the table for Valentine’s …
BIG LOVE
BIG LOVE “They” say, when you marry someone you also marry their family. I never imagined that I’d meet and marry someone like Kevin. Who would have thought two (very different) people, raised so far apart, could have families that are so much alike? A few facts about our BIG family: 1. Kevin and I are both the …
No Word I love Yous
Valentines Day may be over but it isn’t too late to say “I Love You!” Ways to say “I Love You” without words: 1. Breakfast in Bed 2. Do something playful – (ie, play footsie at dinner) 3. Massage – hands, feet, neck… 4. Eye contact 5. Really good hugs. 6. Listen 7. Change a habit – Do something, that …
Romantic Memories
Most Romantic Memories Some things are obviously too personal to write on a public blog (so I’ll write those things somewhere I can save them privately) As for my shareable “most romantic memories”… 1. Our first anniversary – I got up really early to sneak out of our apartment to go to a bakery. I had ordered a wedding cake …
Be My Valentine
A Charlie Brown Holiday I have always been a big fan of Charles Schultz and the way he captured holidays – Valentine’s Day being no exception. I suppose we have all related to that poor Charlie Brown at one time or another. Sometimes you kick the ball and sometimes Lucy snatches it and you fall on your… My Valentine’s …
Spring Forward
Spring Planning Sometimes, planning for something is equally enjoyable to the event itself. Winter can sometimes be a little on the bleak side; but, we always have spring to look forward to. image source:edailyupdate.com My Spring planning: 1. VIsit the Cherry Blossoms – I am planning a trip to DC to see the cherry blossoms this year. 2. Planting …
Journal Prompt – Stacking Up
Stacking Things UP About 15+ years ago, I was looking at the shelf where I stored all of our VHS movies. In my head I started adding up the cost of the videos and I thought, “That is a lot of money!” – that made me think, what else could I have purchased using the same $$.) That …
Morning Organizing
Straighten-Up-Date! My work space can get pretty piled up. When it does, I don’t want to work. So this morning… 1. I got up early (about 5:30 AM) so I could spend time updating Kevin’s business card. (He has been asking me to do this for a few weeks now.) 2. I spent time organizing my PaperTiles by popping …
Saying I Heart You
Because I Heart You! Kevin has a daily question. He asks me, “What do you need?” Most of the time I really can’t think of anything I need. But, he asks, and that makes me feel good. I Love Kevin. I want him to feel good too. Here is my list – the various things I do to …
Side Notes
I had to add a little side note to tell you all how much I have been enjoying reading your lists. I hope you are enjoying the "brain exercise" via trips down memory lane, pondering & planning the future, and/or embracing the present. It has been a revealing process for me. In the coming weeks I am going to ask …