Day 342 - My Love Language

Tonight we had our youth girls monthly meeting. We hosted at our place, so I kicked Roy out for the evening :) He stopped by Kohl's to use a $10 off anything coupon that expires tomorrow. After finding a gift for a family member, he got me this adorable ornament! Gifts is definitely a big love language to me, and seeing as money isn't something we have a lot of, it's rare that he gets to buy me something just for fun. I love this little bear ornament, and it will always hold a special place in my heart because he bought it just to show me that he loves me. And that means more than any gift ever could.

Day 341 - Our Stockings

I love our adorable stockings! I made the snowman for Roy the year we were engaged. I filled it with gifts and took it down to him when I flew down Christmas night to visit. I made the reindeer one for myself the year we got married. I used to have an awesome stocking that I was given at the hospital when I was born, but a mouse got into the Christmas stuff at my parents' house, so it was destroyed. It's too bad, too, cuz that stocking was huge :) But I'm grateful for our cute homemade, matching stockings now! Can't wait to fill yours with gifts, Roy! :)

Day 340 - For a child will be born...

Loving this time of year! He is our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, and Prince of Peace!

Day 339 - BRAVO! Copycat Dipping Oil

Roy made some homemade bread today, and he decided to make some dipping oil to go with it. Our favorite is from one of my absolute favorite restaurants - BRAVO! He found a copycat recipe online, and we gave it a try. So good! It tasted almost exactly like the oil at the restaurant!

Day 338 - My Phone Isn't Dead!

My phone had a meeting with the stream this weekend at our youth retreat. Following the joys of a super bouncy bridge, out of my pocket it flew into the water beneath. It came apart on the way in, which may have helped to save it honestly. We used sticks to fish out the three parts that had settled into the dirt. I let it sit to dry overnight Saturday and put it in rice last night. Other than a little inside condensation when the screen stays on for extended periods, it seems to be working fine! Praise God! So grateful that I don't have to stress about finding another phone right now!

Day 337 - Christmas Music Faves

I love pulling out all of my Christmas cds, of which these are just a handful, and enjoying some of my favorite Christmas carols and hymns!

Day 336 - A Leap of Faith

We did one of the high ropes options on the youth retreat, which was climbing a pole that was 30 or so feet high, standing on top of it, and jumping out to grab a trapeze bar. Scary, but fun!