HOME (BITTER) SWEET HOME
i’m baaaaaaaaaack!
we arrived home sunday afternoon from our incredible road trip. our journey home was bruuutal. we left sunny anaheim at 6am on saturday and arrived at our (sketchy) hotel in freezing centralia at 11pm. i drove the first six hours and then my incredible hubby drove the remaining 11! i am the worst back seat driver (must be because of my deep rooted control issues, ha).
we drove straight through the entire time, only making necessary stops for starbucks, gas, bathroom breaks, in & out burger (!!!!), random espresso bar (which looked promising but made a very weak americano and gross chai latte), & food in portland (went to the most amazing grocery store which was soooo portland, typical).
the thing that kept us both sane was the chronicles of narnia…on that drive we listened to prince caspian & the voyage of the dawn treader. both were so beautiful and magical. they swept us away from the long drive and transported us to stunning narnia…i highly recommend listening to these audio books (by focus on the family)
i’m still finding it hard to adjust from holiday mode to go mode…here’s what my desk looked like when i arrived at work on sunday..
our living room is even worse than this!
it was freeeeeezing yesterday..but today i got up early and ran along dallas road..it was beauty..of course i’m longing for sunny california but i’m glad to be home.. :)
i have so much to share with you about our trip, so get ready for lots of new blog posts…hooray!
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
PACKING FOR COACHELLA
two sleeps.
two sleeps!!!!!!!!!!!
two sleeps until we depart on our USA roadtrip.
we’re hitting up portland, redding (bethel church), san francisco, la, coachella, san diego, & disneyland and i am soooooo excited.
coachella knows how to do things right. they launched their mobile app, and they have seriously thought of everything. my wristband has a chip in it and it’s linked to my facebook account so basically i can “check in” to shows at the event by swiping my bracelet…uh-mazing!
we’re hitting portland first & i’m planning on doing some shopping (no tax woohoo), i’m hoping to score some festival threads.
here are some pieces i’ve got my eyes on…
seriously, how cute is that feather head piece???
ok, now i have to start real packing….eeeeeeek.
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
DIARY // EASTER WEEKEND
what an incredible weekend.
i know it’s wednesday and i’m still reflecting on the past weekend. but it was perfect. just perfect.
1. the greatest gift. “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him” john 3:16
2. costco feast. picked up our canopy for coachella!
3. on saturday we celebrated my mom’s and brother’s birthday. i love my family.
4. snapshots from our easter sunrise service. what an amazing time celebrating that Christ has risen!! i love my church.
5. unplanned matching bestie outfits.
6. i love him a lot.
7. picked up some tennis rackets! also enjoyed a beautiful easter dinner at my in laws.
what a weekend!
sorry for the lack of posts, will be better!
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
DIARY // DONE!!!!!!!
james & i finished our hebrews course last night….BOOOOOOYAAAAAAAHHHH! ok, it may not seem like a big deal but to us IT’S A BIG DEAL…it’s the start of a journey and getting over the first mountain wasn’t so bad. i’m excited to start my next course and continue this journey, remembering to walk, not run.
we leave on our usa roadtrip in 16 days… 16 DAYS… cannot wait to hit that open road, not to mention..COACHELLA & DISNEYLAND…be still my heart.
james is currently painting some of our furniture gold. THANK YOU LORD JESUS that you gave me a husband who approves my love of gold. gold on gold on gold on gold. we’re hoping to spruce up our living room, slowly but surely. one day we will find our dream couch (for a good price, in Jesus’ name!)
i’m pretty freaking excited that it’s Easter weekend this weekend!! can’t wait to spend time celebrating that CHRIST HAS RISEN! i’m especially excited for our sunrise service which is happening sunday at 6:30am…it’s pretty incredible to sing songs of praise to Jesus as the sun is rising up over our beautiful city. i’m also excited to spend time with our families this weekend, birthday/easter dinners are the best.
ok and one more rant here…how beautiful is the weather we’re experiencing!!? sands flashing sign reads 18 degrees right now…18! we haven’t had to turn our heat on since sunday…ohhh summer, i cannot wait for you.
hope you’re enjoying this beautiful sunshine :)
xoxo,
s.s.♥.
ONE YEAR AGO
one year ago today a very handsome man tricked me into going to an old barn on a friend’s property to grab a rain jacket he had left behind. little did i know he was leading me down a path that would drastically change the course of my life.
we entered the barn.
sparkling lights, burning candles, cranes hanging from the ceiling
oh, how my heart was racing out of control.
he sat me down, picked up a guitar and started singing. after he finished the song, he walked over slowly, got down on one knee, said incredibly beautiful words, got out a beautiful sparkly diamond and asked me to marry him.
i said yes and yes, it’s still the best decision that i’ve ever made (besides saying yes to Jesus)
one year later and we’re 7 months into our marriage.
every day is an adventure and a gift. i am so blessed to call this man my husband.
i sure love you james peter liira.
to see the full story of our engagement, click here!
s.s.♥.