i was thinking of you... month two

Husband and I before our Valentine's date

February:

I made Husband a mix with all new music so he could discover some new favorite bands. I had a lot of help from a good friend who keeps up-to-date with the music scene (you were a life saver, thank you!). Husband loved it! I also made him a card with a really long mushy letter inside because I sure do love him.

Husband took the hint and printed out the card I loved. Then he pulled out a six page script entitled, "The King's Daughter, Act 1." He had written out the funny and sweet stories of our dating life up to the point where we fell in love! (King is my maiden name, thus the title). I was laughing, crying, and beaming as he read it aloud to me. He wrote it like a fairytale with me as the young maiden and him as the handsome gentleman coming to my rescue. Here is the part about our first kiss:

'He held her close in a gentle embrace and reveled in the perfect moment. He looked into her eyes and saw that she returned his affections and (though the girl would likely deny this) looked at his lips longingly. The young man understood the subtle hint, drew closer to her, and in a moment of amorous affection, their lips met and they shared a heavenly kiss.'

Pure poetry! :) I really love it and am so glad to have these memories written down. I can't wait for the many, many Acts of our life to come!

Note: Husband and I sat down at the beginning of the year to write down our goals. We broke down our lives into different categories one of which was 'our relationship.' Among other things, we decided to surprise one another each month with a small gift or act of service that costs little to nothing. The point being that we would be thinking about the other person and how we could make life for them a little easier, love them a little more, or make them happy in some little way. Because sometimes its hard to forget about yourself. So this is a series of posts documenting how we do - partly to make sure we do it.

See month one here.

a valentine for daddy

I helped the Little Miss make this cute Valentine for her daddy. She had the most important job - scribble all over a piece of paper! I gave her a piece of graph paper so the lines would help fill in any gaps (like above on the legs where there isn't much crayon coverage). Then I printed out the deer outline, hearts, and message on card stock. I cut out the deer (don't look too closely at my cutting job!), folded the card stock in half, put her drawing in between, and glued it all together.

I think he'll love it.

baby bean vintage daywear

Today I am dreaming of warmer weather, especially since spotting the Baby Bean Vintage Daywear Spring/Summer collection. I can't wait to dress the Little Miss in cute dresses and rompers and I would love to stock her closet with these one-of-a-kind creations made from vintage fabrics.

p.s. I am loving the plaid tights and ankle boot combo in the middle right pic, are you?

(all images from Baby Bean Vintage Daywear)

hearts on a string

I've been trying to brush up on my crochet skills and this weekend I made some hearts on a string for a little bit of Valentine's Day decor.

I decided to go with natural and gold thread instead of pink or red so I could leave it hanging up all year long. In order to keep the hearts flat I sprayed them with hairspray on both sides.

Husband proposed to me on V-day three years ago so we always celebrate with a mini-reenactment of that night by going to the same sushi restaurant and making chocolate covered strawberries at home for dessert. Maybe this year we will dance under the stars again too.

Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day?

new in the shop

All of these adorable dresses and more are now available in the shop! Thanks for stopping by!

free lovelies: be mine, valentine

I've already sent Husband a big hint to download this gorgeous Valentine's Day card designed by Carolynn of Two Brunettes. It comes with a matching envelope as well and I think it is perfection.


(via how about orange, via ruffled)

weekend snapshot: through diana

These pictures were actually taken over New Years weekend when we were down south, but I just got the film developed. Husband gave me a Diana F+ for Christmas and I was so excited to use it... turns out I over-exposed pretty much the whole b+w roll, and most of the color roll (I swear I read the manual front to back). But I got a few good ones at least. I guess I'll just have to practice and learn from my mistakes!






Have any Diana picture taking tips to share? I would love to hear!


p.s. In case you were wondering the polaroids from this post were created using this