December Recap

1// Officially catch up on my reading so I'm ready for a new month in January: so thankful to be caught up and ready this month! 

2// Decorate the house during the first week of December: well, the terrible cold that hit our house made this impossible, but everything did get finished..... eventually. 

3// Mail out Christmas Cards: DONE! and I loved all of the beautiful cards we received!

4// Share the completed 1/2 bath and back hall renovation: I shared part 1, and part two will be coming very soon!! It is so beautiful!

5// Clean out the garage: yeeaaa.... not completely finished with this but we will work on it this month!

6// Vitamins: I've realized the easiest way to do this is to keep them in the bathroom so I can take them after washing my face at night and before brushing my teeth!

and some new goals for this fresh new month.....

January Goals

1// Stay on track with this month's reading
2// Clean the garage

3// Pray through the Prayers for my Husband

4// Start meal planning/grocery shopping

5// Complete the 3 Day Refresh

Happy New Year!!!
what goals do you have for this month,
or this year?!?

2014 in a Bubble.

Before we say goodbye to 2014, I wanted to share my highlights for each month!!

Every month is full of special moments, blessings and fun times, and it was hard to pick just one from each month but I did it. Here are my top 12 moments from the past year!

Such a fun year!!! 

Full of changes, learning, traveling, family and friends, & so many blessings!

I can't wait to see what God will bless us with in 2015!!

Happy New Year!!!

In The Word // January Study Plan

This study is getting so good!!! I love how the stories are evolving and becoming more "story like" and all of the Psalms mixed in makes my heart happy. I'm really happy that I didn't give up on this reading plan like I thought I could a few times. It is so exciting to open my bible and see how much I have already read and journaled through. It is such a great feeling!! I'm also every thankful that we took the month of December off so I could catch up. I feel refreshed and renewed with my reading and I can't wait to start the new plan below! 

Anyone still reading along with us?

I know it is hard, trust me, but it is so rewarding!

Join us and start from the beginning, or start where you left off... 

just open up that book and start. He will meet you there!

Christmas 2014.

This is the first Christmas in a while that I have stayed in Greenville the entire time and the first ever for Peter. We missed seeing all of the family in New Jersey but there was something wonderful about staying home and making new memories here for the first time. It was our second Christmas has husband and wife and I absolutely loved it. The whole week and weekend was wonderful!!

Christmas Eve is always with my Mom's family at my grandma's house

and it is most definitely the kid's night!

Until Santa shows up and all the "big kids" want a picture, too!

Christmas morning breakfast is one of my favorite new traditions!

I love to wake up early and entertain in our home with my sweet husband, 

it is such a gift to have him around to always help and make the best coffee.

makings of my favorite quiche and some yummy mimosas below!

Second Christmas as Husband & Wife!

After we opened gifts together we went to Peter's mom's house for the family gift exchange.

It was definitely a new feeling since we have never spent Christmas with his family in Greenville.

As you can see, we are resourceful when it comes to gift opening thanks to some Google Hangout!!

and of course, it wouldn't be a holiday without stuffed grape leaves!

To wrap everything up we enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner on the day after Christmas

with my mom this year! I also love this new tradition that the three of us have together.

both of our BIG gifts!! Peter and I got my mom a new kitchen knife set 

& then Mom surprised me with tickets to see Wicked with her in February!!

Ending the night with juicy prime rib and amazing horseradish mashed potatoes, the best!

Friday Five.

The week of Christmas is always full of happy things! Busy, crazy, I feel like I may be losing my mind but it's okay because it's Christmas, kind of things. But, it is okay because we celebrate Christmas because of our savior. Our God that sent us His Son as a baby boy to die so that we may live. The most beautiful love story of all time. That is what this season is about and I hope you all had a wonderful holiday filled with His peace and love. Here are a few things that made me smile this week....

all of the beautiful wrapping paper I used this year

lunch date at Jason's Deli with some of my favorite girls

green nails and my new planner

going to the church where we became husband a wife for the Christmas Eve service

this bible verse keeping my heart in place all week long