HAPPY VALENTINES DAY
Fact: I’ve always loved Valentines Day.
A holiday that encourages me to eat chocolate and watch chick flicks? Count me in. In high school my best friend Laura & I would wear these matching heart t-shirts and curl our hair in the hallway. I always give out Valentines. Ya, ya, ya, I know it’s also Single Awareness Day but to be honest, I never felt lonely on Valentines Day.
Here are some practical DOs & DONTs to get you through the day…
DO
1. Spread love to others! You can’t really be sad & lonely if you’re loving other people!
2. Eat LOTS of chocolate.
3. Pray for your future mate. (God’s got this one covered honey, TRUST HIM.)
4. Hang with friends! Watch a comedy, go out for dinner, have a party.
5. Spend some time with Jesus. He’s the one who loves you most.
DON’T
1. Watch too many chick flicks.
2. Look at Wedding Blogs.
3. Pin your future wedding.
4. Not eat chocolate.
5. Let the enemy tell you, you’re going to be alone forever…YOU AIN’T!! God’s prepping your MOG for you!!!!!
This is my first year EVER with a boyfriend on Valentines Day, so I am SOAKING IT UP. Already he’s surprised me with two love notes (one hidden on my car door handle and one on my computer). Ah, a year ago our feelings were just beginning to blossom and I mustered up the courage to give him a Valentine..we had an awkward hug and nervously chatted. Ha! The past year has flown by and now we’re over 10 months into our relationship.
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)
I love you James Liira.
Happy Valentines Day everyone!
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
DIY: JAR LOVE
oh heeeey there,
it’s currently raining outside…usually i don’t mind the ol wet stuff, but today it’s making me quite uncomfortable. It’s supposed to rain all weekend too. Which usually sucks, but this weekend I’m working at my other job, where if it rains, it gets busy so rain = $$.
ANYWAYS…all this rain calls for one thing this weekend… CRAFTERNOON
Here’s a lovely one that I made with my besties, Rachel & Thea….
DIY JAR LOVE
Supplies needed- 1 jar & lid, plastic toy (we got ours from the dollar store), super glue, saran wrap & paint.
1. Remove label from Jar…this can take forever! We found peanut butter to be the best agent to remove that sucker..
2. Glue the toy onto the lid.
3. Cover the top of the jar (without lid) with saran wrap then screw on lid semi-tight.
4. Paint away! Make sure you get all those little crevices!
5. Wait until all the paint dries before you remove the saran wrap.
6. VOILA! fill it with goodies….mini pencil crayons, jelly beans, mini eggs…the possibilities are endless!
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
WHEN YOU'RE IN NEW YORK...
Soooo New York Fashion Week starts tomorrow. Let’s just pretend that I’m heading down there.
Here are a few outfits that I’d be caught dead..or better yet..alive in…
Source: theyallhateus.com via Laura on Pinterest
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Source: theyallhateus.com via Laura on Pinterest
Source: theyallhateus.com via Laura on Pinterest
can’t forget shoes…
Source: us.christianlouboutin.com via Laura on Pinterest
Source: us.christianlouboutin.com via Laura on Pinterest
Source: us.christianlouboutin.com via Laura on Pinterest
stay gold,
s.s.♥.
TUNESDAY: YOUTH LAGOON
Like all people, I love music.
I am not a musician.
I cannot sing.
I really don’t know a lot about music at all. What I do know though, is I know what I like and I know what I don’t like. My boyfriend introduced me to Youth Lagoon knowing I’d like them. ‘Them’ being some 20 year old kid from the states. I totally thought there was a girl & guy singing…whoops…
So I listened and I liked. And then I was watching Greys and a song came on and I was like, ‘I KNOW THIS.’ And then I figured out it was Youth Lagoon and then I felt real cool.
Real talk.
If I could pick a fav kind of music, I’d pick dreamy then folk. This guy is definitely dreamy (the music, not so much the guy). Check out a few here… my fav is Posters.
over & out,
s.s.♥.
TAKE HEART
Well groundhog day was yesterday and a couple of the Canadian groundhogs didn’t see their shadow, which means…EARLY SPRING!!!!!!!!
I’ve been waiting for Spring for awhile. As you can see from the title pic, my nails were even longing for spring, causing me to paint them in my favs… mint green & pale yellow. I’m currently wearing a peach hoodie. Pastels are calling my name at all hours of the day. But more importantly than dreaming about pastel nail colours & clothing, my heart is aching for Spring.
I ain’t no winter girl. I mean, snow’s alright and I really, truly, do love Christmas. But that’s about it. I love daylight & I love being warm. Winter lacks both of those. I like A LOT of people, find more joy in the sun than in the grey sky. Last Winter it was pretty bad, I was going through some definite sadness in my spirit. Thankfully, this Winter I haven’t been down, but I still feel it. The ‘it’ being those winter blues.
Today the sun was shining magnificently. I found myself at Dallas Road with my Bible & prayer journal. As I listened to Hillsong’s ‘Take Heart’ and stared off into the sky, I was reminded that Spring is truly just around the corner. If you’ve been having a dark winter, if you’ve been going through crap, if you feel like there is no Hope… TAKE HEART…Spring is coming, heck, you heart can enter into Spring today…
A couple days ago I was looking for quotes on Spring and I stumbled upon this…
"Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.” -The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
There is victory in JESUS. There is freedom in JESUS. There is healing in JESUS. There are new starts in JESUS. Your heart doesn’t have to live in Winter a second longer. Whatever you are facing, our mighty Lord has overcome it all. Just a single breath of from his mouth melts every single icicle in your way.
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” -John 16:33
Take heart, take heart, take heart…JESUS HAS OVERCOME.
love you to the moon & back,
s.s.♥.