WEDDING PHOTOS
last night was date night.
as you know from my last post, james & i don’t use our phones on date night.
we had a wonderful evening eating dinner at pizza prima strada (thank you danae & carmen for the gift card!) and then watching the last harry potter (we’re nerds). but just before bed time, i glanced at my phone and saw an email from our photographers AMERIS with a link to our photos.
OMGEEEEE.
we sat there for the next hour looking through every single photo. it was pure bliss.
the photos blew me away.
it was such an honour to work with AMERIS. rob & julia are pure gold.
i’ll post more photos soon! (famjam gets to see them all first!)
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
DIARY // UNPLUG
today is wednesday.
which means tonight is wednesday night.
which means … date night.
a night where i pray the clock hands would rotate a half second slower.
ohhhhh, date night. i like you … a lot.
i guard wednesday nights like a mama bird guarding her babes.
date night is sacred.
we live very full lives. very full, sometimes crazy, but insanely blessed lives.
so wednesday nights are a breath of fresh air to me. a night with my man + me.
laughter. love. deep talks. good food. fun. adventure. dreaming. praying.
on our honeymoon we decided to unplug from the world (no facebook, twitter, phone calls, text messages, instagrams) … it was the best decision. seriously, if you haven’t tried it, you must!
we keep the same rules for date night. no texting, calling, face booking, tweeting, instagram-ing (ok we do bring the iPhone along to take photos for future instagrams, but it’s on airplane mode..ha!)
i was given this amazing book from one of my mentors & friends, lisa. it’s called one thousand gifts (busy women, it’s a must read!) and in it the author quotes 'wherever you are , be all there.'
wherever you are, be all there. imagine if we gave every moment our full attention. bam. i’m quick to be distracted. my mind needs to be doing something at all times. but i’m working on it, slowly. i’m learning, well, trying to.
baby steps.
so tonight, i’ll be leaving my moment-stealing, mind-distracting, mobile at home.
freedom.
xo,
s.s.♥.
couples, do you have a specific night of the week for date night?
how do you get away from all the distractions?
what are your tips on being fully there in every situation?
A FEW WEDDING PHOTOS
hello sweet friends!
james & i just got back from serving in edmonton…such an amazing time at WECA church..(i’ll write a post about it all very soon!)
on our way home (on the 14 hour road trip!) we got an email from our incredible photographers, AMERIS (seriously, amazing photographers! check out their other stuff on their website!) with five photos. i absolutely love them and i’m beyond excited to see the rest!
yesterday it was our one month anniversary…i’m so blessed to be married to this incredible man.
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
DIARY // ADJUSTING
hey lovelies,
bah. i apologize for not blogging. let’s just say, this season has taken off. in a good way. a very good way. but it’s hectic round the liira household. we’re still organizing the house. i’m learning to decorate with patience. as my lovely friend, kendal reminded me last night, “it’s all about the hunt.”
we’re currently hunting for a new couch, new big rug & night side tables. i know we’ll collect these items in time, but please send me any leads if you come across some sweet ones (preferably good deals! ha)
i hope to get back to regular blogging next week! we’re heading to edmonton to serve at a sweet conference (it’s the launch of a new ministry, check it out! http://www.RescueEdmonton.com/ ) james will be leading worship with our city youth team & i will be speaking at a session! very excited to preach about purity! please pray for us…! it’s a 12 hour road trip….! but it’s going to be a fun one.
so it looks like we won’t be getting to the house until next weekend, which is fine. our bedroom is pretty much decorated. james let me have the full closet :) (he made himself another one just off our bedroom) i decided to colour code organize and seriously, it’s the best. it’s way easier to find & pick out clothes & notice when one’s are missing!
happy tuesday!
s.s.♥.