Time to relax.....enjoying the last days of 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
A Christmas Past
So looking back on a few word documents that I had saved on my computer I found this... I think it was the second Christmas that allen and I were dating and so I wanted him to know what our Christmas looked like on St.Simons. I decorated the envelope and left it in his apartment to find once I left for the road trip home. I had written him one previously and its so fun to look back and see the how the relationship had changed in a year.
Allen,
I was thinking about Christmas and the holidays and knowing that I was not going to be able to be with you exactly on Christmas. I wish that we could be together so I thought that if I wrote you a short letter and you read it on Christmas that we could kind of be together. I had such a good time with you and your family the other night when we decorated the tree together. It was so easy and fun and felt so right. I knew that when I do spend Christmas with your family that it will be so much fun and that I will love it because I will be sharing my Christmas with you.
I know that my Christmas will look something like this… we will wake up at whatever time we wake up. My parents get up early and put on Christmas music, start the coffee and the fire and wait for Lanier and I to walk downstairs. We will take turns opening gifts (stockings always first) and my mom will play Santa until Lanier and I take over. Lanier always takes a long time. I think because she wants to look like she has the most gifts. Then we sit around and talk and play and eat breakfast casserole. This year I know we will play with Maggie and stick bows to her and other things that she will hate but we will love. We will call my relatives and wish them a Merry Christmas and talk for a bit (thank them for gifts) and then eventually get ready to go over to Aunt Carolyn’s house. I don’t know if she will let me bring Maggie, I hope so. This is my favorite part of Christmas because it is so laid back. We usually laugh a lot and just enjoy the company. That night we might all go see a movie or might hang out with Kelly. And that is my Christmas. I cannot wait to share it will you!!
By this time I am going to be really ready for you to be on St. Simons and I will be hoping that you call me and send me a text message or two. I will defiantly be calling you.
I love you Allen and I am so grateful that God has blessed me with you. I am amazed at your love for me, your love for Gods word, your patience, your servant heart, your good looks and your talent. I hope that you know how much I am in love with you and how much I am waiting for us to be married. I can’t wait for us to be a team for the Lord, a team for each other and to be one. I am praying for you, your family and ya’lls time together. I know that they are so happy to share this holiday with you. I wish I could be there!!!
I love you,
Whitney
Christmas 2007
Allen,
I was thinking about Christmas and the holidays and knowing that I was not going to be able to be with you exactly on Christmas. I wish that we could be together so I thought that if I wrote you a short letter and you read it on Christmas that we could kind of be together. I had such a good time with you and your family the other night when we decorated the tree together. It was so easy and fun and felt so right. I knew that when I do spend Christmas with your family that it will be so much fun and that I will love it because I will be sharing my Christmas with you.
I know that my Christmas will look something like this… we will wake up at whatever time we wake up. My parents get up early and put on Christmas music, start the coffee and the fire and wait for Lanier and I to walk downstairs. We will take turns opening gifts (stockings always first) and my mom will play Santa until Lanier and I take over. Lanier always takes a long time. I think because she wants to look like she has the most gifts. Then we sit around and talk and play and eat breakfast casserole. This year I know we will play with Maggie and stick bows to her and other things that she will hate but we will love. We will call my relatives and wish them a Merry Christmas and talk for a bit (thank them for gifts) and then eventually get ready to go over to Aunt Carolyn’s house. I don’t know if she will let me bring Maggie, I hope so. This is my favorite part of Christmas because it is so laid back. We usually laugh a lot and just enjoy the company. That night we might all go see a movie or might hang out with Kelly. And that is my Christmas. I cannot wait to share it will you!!
By this time I am going to be really ready for you to be on St. Simons and I will be hoping that you call me and send me a text message or two. I will defiantly be calling you.
I love you Allen and I am so grateful that God has blessed me with you. I am amazed at your love for me, your love for Gods word, your patience, your servant heart, your good looks and your talent. I hope that you know how much I am in love with you and how much I am waiting for us to be married. I can’t wait for us to be a team for the Lord, a team for each other and to be one. I am praying for you, your family and ya’lls time together. I know that they are so happy to share this holiday with you. I wish I could be there!!!
I love you,
Whitney
Christmas 2007
Things I am looking forward to...
So today at 4:05 I will be free from kiddos. At least the ones that I teach :) I am looking forward to the other kiddos like my cute little cousins and a new baby addition to the family. Friends babies that I get to hug and cuddle with will bring lots of joy to my heart as well!
There are some other Christmas things that I am looking forward too though!
There are some other Christmas things that I am looking forward too though!
- Celebrating Christmas for the first time with allen!
- being on st.simons island
- time off from work
- wrapping gifts
- giving others their newly wrapped gifts
- driving around at night to look at twinkley lights
- the amazing smell of our Christmas tree
- celebrating Christmas with the in-laws
- being with my own family
- making a gingerbread house with allen
- all the big movies that are coming out over the holidays
- baking for others and my family
There are so many other things that I am looking forward too. I can't wait to see my family (grandmother, cousins, sister etc) and having our usual fancy Christmas. I am going to love introducing allen to our Christmas in real life not in a letter or a phone call! I love the smell of the heat turned on in the morning as we wake up on Christmas morning and the laid back attidude my family has taken on Christmas morning. Drinking our coffee, opening stockings, telling stories and making breakfast!
What are some of your traditions?
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Don't know if i am gonna make it...
Did someone feed these kids pixie sticks this morning at breakfast?
Did they all trade their usual cup of OJ for hot chocolate?
Hurry up Fridaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Did they all trade their usual cup of OJ for hot chocolate?
Hurry up Fridaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Christmas Magic
This is a close up picture of a tree on our back porch. It was allen's grandparents and we brought it down from the attic. I love this tree at night. Our back porch is all glass windows except a brick wall and at night with the twinkly lights on and it dark outside it is just magical. I really feel like I have stepped into the living room of "A Christmas Story" and I am just admiring the tree. It is such a beautiful thing to me. It is magical.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Kind words for Encouragment and blessings
God is so great. He is matchless in his relentless encouragement and ability to love me. I am so glad that he knows our thoughts and our hearts. I am forever thankful for the people that he has purposely put in my path to encourage me and point me towards Him.
I am at my desk trying to write and have so many thoughts and feelings in my mind/heart right. I know that I don't have time to write them all down or even explain them very well but I called a friend this morning on the way to work to just sound off some frustrations I was feeling. I don't think I really spoke to her, I think I spoke to Christ in her. I am forever thankful to Christ and to her. I am so happy that she is in my life and that she is allowing Christ to use her in an early morning phone call. I feel refreshed and I feel brand new. I don't know if that makes any sense but I know it does to the Lord and that is where it counts.
Last night Kelly came into town to hang out, be a friend, Christmas shop and throw down at the tacky Christmas sweater party allen and I are having this Saturday. I love her so much. She can brighten the room with her laugh and with her presence. No matter what comes our way I know that we will be friends and that God will continue to use each of us in our walks with Him.
I hope that this Christmas season you are overwhelmed with God's goodness. That the Christmas tree, and the parties, and the gifts don't get in the way of God. He gave us Jesus and that changed EVERYTHING! I know that I love hot chocolate and twinkly lights, decorations and "holiday" music but I am pushing myself to remember why I celebrate this season. All my students are reminding me that Christmas has become a tree and gifts. If people from other religions can get excited about Christmas because that means more parties and fun decorations then we are in danger of losing the true value of this celebration.
I want to be excited about God's gift to us...Christ. I want to be more in love with Him than with the tree in my home and the twinkly lights.
I am at my desk trying to write and have so many thoughts and feelings in my mind/heart right. I know that I don't have time to write them all down or even explain them very well but I called a friend this morning on the way to work to just sound off some frustrations I was feeling. I don't think I really spoke to her, I think I spoke to Christ in her. I am forever thankful to Christ and to her. I am so happy that she is in my life and that she is allowing Christ to use her in an early morning phone call. I feel refreshed and I feel brand new. I don't know if that makes any sense but I know it does to the Lord and that is where it counts.
Last night Kelly came into town to hang out, be a friend, Christmas shop and throw down at the tacky Christmas sweater party allen and I are having this Saturday. I love her so much. She can brighten the room with her laugh and with her presence. No matter what comes our way I know that we will be friends and that God will continue to use each of us in our walks with Him.
I hope that this Christmas season you are overwhelmed with God's goodness. That the Christmas tree, and the parties, and the gifts don't get in the way of God. He gave us Jesus and that changed EVERYTHING! I know that I love hot chocolate and twinkly lights, decorations and "holiday" music but I am pushing myself to remember why I celebrate this season. All my students are reminding me that Christmas has become a tree and gifts. If people from other religions can get excited about Christmas because that means more parties and fun decorations then we are in danger of losing the true value of this celebration.
I want to be excited about God's gift to us...Christ. I want to be more in love with Him than with the tree in my home and the twinkly lights.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Decorations!
Here is our 1st married Christmas tree!! Its a dark picture but it was a spur of the moment on my phone kinda picture! Its makes my heart so happy!
Allen hanging out on the couch being a good sport with the camera
Maggie is not part of the decorations. But she put herself in this position last night in my lap and fell fast asleep. I thought it was so akward and weird I had to take a picture!
Allen hanging out on the couch being a good sport with the camera
Maggie is not part of the decorations. But she put herself in this position last night in my lap and fell fast asleep. I thought it was so akward and weird I had to take a picture!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Falling short
To my dear beautiful friend Bethany - I forgot to get the pictures from the camera so I will not be posting the dining room re-do today! I love that you care so much!! Can we PLEASE get together before Christmas?? Wanna walk and look at Christmas lights??
Love YOU!
Love YOU!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
I wanna go back...
I wanna go back to this day. To this moment. I so wish I could. I love this picture. I love the way this day takes my breath away when I think back on it, talk about it, or look at pictures. Oh I wish we could go back!
Felt = happiness
Allen and I made this garland/banner last night. I had been wanting something similar that i had seen at anthro and online at Etsy.com but i knew that I could come up with something cheaper and creative.....
I love it! The colors that are hard to see are grey, red, white, black, grey and they look much better in person than on a camera phone!
Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Flea Market Finds + dining room table
YAY for a dinning room table!!
So the other weekend Allen and I ventured out to a gigantic flea market. I wanted to search and find interesting things like old globes, quilts and glass jars but my main goal was to find a dining room table. We had looked everywhere, at least that is how I felt. My sister and come to visit the Friday before and helped paint our neutral dining room a dark grey. We trimmed the windows with white and added white curtains. I love the way it looks!! Pictures of our transformation to appear soon!
Enjoy the ones from the flea market adventure!
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