daylight savings

Hey guys!

So glad we finally sprung forward! That extra hour of sunshine makes me feel good, get more done, and be more motivated. And I didn't waste anytime jumping into that "more done" attitude. Sunday we had some friends over and it was so fun just getting to hang out with everyone. Today i've been cleaning, ran some errands, and heading to the gym in a bit.

Here are some photos of our hang-time last night :) love my friends.

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see you later.

The Ocean

I've been dreaming of sand and sunshine.

I have already started planning 2 beach trips in 2 months!

So excited i can hardly wait!

and my birthday is so soon, i have so much to look forward to.

Im honestly more of an umbrella and a book on the beach kind of girl, but i do love relaxing there. It's just a major ordeal to cover every inch of my skin in spf75! haha ( i burn like a baby )

But looking at these photos makes for a dreamy afternoon.

Hope you're having a great weekend.

I wonder what kind of beach adventures everyone else will be taking!

(photos from charleston 1&4 years ago/ & Mexico '09)

never fails.

This guy always knows how to make me laugh.

i love him.

Monday, again.

The weeks fly by, but the days are enjoyable.
Lately we've had some warm days.. and getting glimpses of the good life that's on the way! One of those days Mary Ellen and I relaxed at the park. Between the both of us... we do a lot of talking (we have a lot to say :)) But that day at the park was the longest period of time that we just sat and didn't say much of anything.
I love just watching people, especially at the park.. its relaxing, and amusing. When we weren't spying on everyone, we read magazines... a great day just hanging out.

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enjoy the sunshine,
wherever you are.
:)

C

oh hi/color crush

Hi guys: Hope your Week is going great! Trying to soak up the last bit of "winter" because after February is gone.. i'm done. Even though this week (and weekend) were around the 70's and i'm definitely not complaining!! Today was a little cooler.. and for a moment i started thinking about the 95 degree days + humidity that we will be having in a few months.. and i got a little sad.

I mostly love fall and spring. Well i just love change. fall is my ultimate favorite.. spring means flowers, and daylight savings, and cookouts, and easter and my BIRTHDAY! and new life.. like baby birds, and all that :) So in honor of spring.. and the upcoming weeks.. i bring you.. my spring inspiration. The colors that i could just eat up right now!!!!

feast your eyes on this:

pastels, blue, peach, gold tones, grey's, and teal!! oh my!

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happy spring thinking!

love

C

Be mine.

Happy Valentines Day!

I have 2 Valentines diy's that i did this year.

One of which i got the idea from our friend Heather Whittaker

see this post-> here

Love Jars

So in the jar #1 (to the left).. it is filled with "our love"

let me explain:

Both Luke and I love little trinkets. shells, coins, charms, scraps of memories from material things... etc (you get the picture) So we tend to collect a lot of do-dahs... aka Clutter.

They are all (usually) sentimental... so its hard to just get rid of it... so why not collect it and put it together.. like a jar! (which im also obsessed with collecting)

So in this jar, are our wedding vows.. (from the scraps of paper we had them written on), coins & shells from our honeymoon destination, the necklace i gave Luke on our wedding day (which so happens to also be a message in a bottle necklace ironically) and a love note or two.

Now this jar sits nicely next to all the other jars i have collected in our bedroom, which include a love letter from each week before our wedding (about 3) (see photo below).

I think its a great idea for vacations and occasions! Its like scrap booking, but only way cooler. Saving movie stubs, wrappers and buttons from date nights or birthdays just got creative!

It's my small attempt at slowly de-cluttering my life.

yay

The other jar(jar#2) is my 'love you' jar.

in it i wrote lots of reasons why i love Luke.

To be honest, after i got done putting the slips in there.. i laughed a little.. because i thought, man, i am so romantic.

A somewhat conceited pat on my back if you will.

And then i thought about how in this gushy moment how easy it was for me to think of all the reasons why i love my husband. I mean i was watching a Nicholas Sparks movie, and was home alone. It was hard not to be a hopeless romantic.

But then i got to thinking how that this jar is mostly just for me.

Yeah, Luke will think its special, and he may even read every single one when i show him.

But really i think this jar is my challenge.

That anytime I'm annoyed, or frustrated, or feeling down I'll take one of the "love you's" out and remember and reflect.

Cause there sure are a lot of reasons i love that guy.

Some, are really silly and embarrassing, and some are serious and are things that changed my life. Either way i figure, that whether they encourage him, or encourage me, a little extra love in my life is never a bad thing.

other things i love: 'Redeeming love' I've probably read this book 10 times in my life, but it never disappoints, such a great book!

Jars, (i assume you've gathered that by now)

And my heart garland that i made last year, and ended keeping it up all year round!

Hope you can count your blessings today

Love

C

Sunday, oh GLORIOUS Sunday.

It's another beautiful Sunday in Charlotte.

Bright, Sunny, & warm, everything a Sunday should be.

The best part of glorious Sunday's is knowing that it's only the beginning of my weekend.

This month has been just love-ly.

Birthdays and quality times have been in full effect.

Its hard to believe February is half way over!

Tomorrow is valentines day, its my excuse to make crafts, eat candy, and wear red & pink!

I'm actually working on a few projects for my valentine right now.. trying to hurry, because he's on his way home from the airport!

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday.

Check back in later, I'll show you some sneak peeks of my valentines.

Meanwhile, tell the ones you love, just how much. Remember the things that made you fall for them, and remind them... It's one of the few days a year you have every excuse to be cheesy and lovey dovey. Soak it up!

fort-love

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