Turning Monday night dinner into a breakfast picnic in our living room. Sure, our laundry is drying in the background and those flowers are clearly dead, but linen napkins and caramelized apples go far. A little plant we like to call Basil. (Yes, Peter and I name our plants. It may have been a mistake… Continue reading happy things to hold on to
A spontaneous, Thursday afternoon outing of, "Hey, let's go to Madeira Park!" Followed by a truly delicious burger and fries. All in all, a pretty fantastic way to celebrate the first day of spring. Kind words in a church bathroom. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18… Continue reading happy things to hold on to
Halfway through Spring Break and feeling thankful. I love lazy days at home with my best guy. I also love adventuring with him. For the first half of Spring Break, we took off to Vancouver Island to visit with friends and wander down memory lane. We made a road trip of it (complete with sound… Continue reading Spring Break 2014
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me." Psalm 23:4 What's made me smile lately: This song. So I heard it first in a commercial. I enjoy it and right now I'm about letting myself enjoy things. Brand new sheets on… Continue reading Hold On, The Stars are Bound to Change
Here in British Columbia, we have this new holiday that we get to celebrate every February. It's called Family Day. I can't think of it without being reminded of that Simpsons upside where the card companies make up Love Day. Nonetheless, it's a stat holiday in February, so I'm really not complaining. It's been uncharacteristically… Continue reading Happy Made-Up Long Weekend!
Recently, I cooked a roast by myself for the first time. It was an exciting and nerve-wracking time. While pot roast is not on my list of top ten favourite foods, it still seems like one of those "Things an Adult Should Know How to Do". So I chose a day that I had off… Continue reading In Which I Cook A Large Piece of Meat
While most of the continent seems to be cursing the polar vortex and staying inside, it's been sunny and (relatively) warm around here, so this weekend Peter and I went in search of snow.We found it.A little off-roading, a little ditch-crossing, and a lot of mud-splattering but found snow.We followed the tracks of some four-pawed… Continue reading Searching for the Polar Vortex
There is a magic that exists in the form of a snowy day. In that first moment after you wake up and you look out the window to see a world transformed. A world fresh and cleansed. Neither Peter nor I actually had a snow day but we enjoyed our snowy day nonetheless. The schools… Continue reading The Light of the World is Here
As a kid, I generally believed that everyone celebrated Christmas the way my family did. Obviously, this was not exactly true and became evident the older I got and the more Christmases I spent with people who I wasn't related to. Part of the fun of getting married is learning to combine the separate and… Continue reading The Great Christmas Tree Hunt 2013
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