February 14th....

I must say this is one of my favorite days of the year but I am a little partial. February 14th is my birthday as well as Valentines day and this was our first on to share as husband and wife. Overall it was one of my favorite birthday's ever! My hubby bought me beautiful flowers and my favorite candy Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and sweet card for valentines day! For my birthday he bought me an fabulous sewing/embroidery machine, and a yummy cookie cake that we shared with friends at lunch after church. For dinner we went to Kanki, which is a sushi and Japanese restaurant, with Jess and Josh! Overall a PERFECT day!

My new sewing/embroidery machine

Josh and Jess

Mr Wonderful and I

All of us at dinner.

How was your Valentine's day?

Valentine's Day and My Birthday

Today was fantastic! I had a perfect Valentine's day and Birthday today! I will post more later but leave you with this picture from dinner tonight! Thank you Mr. Wonderful you have made this one of the best birthdays ever!!!

Fabulous Friday....

Let me just share a little bit about today it was FABULOUS! First off Bob and I both had the day off which is rare! This morning Bob got up and told me to sleep in so I did then later he woke me up to delicious smells. He made a huge breakfast for us- scrambled eggs, grits, bacon, biscuits, and fruit served with coffee and milk!

Mr. Wonderful is simply that wonderful. We enjoyed relaxing, reading, and just spending time together. I had planned on cooking dinner for us but he took me on a date! He is such a sweetheart. We walked outside and guess what, it was snowing, which is funny since we were not forecasted to get any snow until yesterday when they changed it to possible snow and now tonight they say we may get 2-4 inches! (Speaking of snow I know my friends and family in GA (including Albany-can you believe it!) and Mobile, AL enjoyed the snow y'all got today!) I love the snow! Date night plus the beauty of a winter wonderland equals perfection.

Izzy was excited to play in the snow again.

When we got home we made snow cream, and watched the opening ceremonies for the olympics!

I loved today, nothing special just spending time together and enjoying each other's company. We are both back to work tomorrow and then Sunday it is my birthday and Valentine's day!

Hope you had a great Friday.

Goodnight y'all!!

Love and War....

I am so excited this is my first book review for Blogging for Books. This is a review of John and Stasi Eldredge's book Love and War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed Of. I must say this book was fantastic. I was honestly skeptical to read it at first but it exceeded anything I could have ever imagined. My husband and I have been married for 9 months and prior to our marriage as well as during our marriage have read numerous books on how to have a God honoring marriage and honestly most of them were all the same but this book is different. John and Stasi are so transparent about their marriage and the fact that marriage is wonderful but hard, very painful at times. They shared their joys and struggles and related to you in your own marriage through their open, straightforward dialogue. The don't offer the delusion that marriage is only a romantic fairy tale, instead they show that it is only one small part. You must fight to have a good marriage and it will be painful, joyous, and worth it. There are some many things that fight to destroy your marriage and we must be willing to go to battle for it. You can have the marriage God desires for you and your spouse by placing Him first. Be open about your brokeness and hurts in your marriage and allow God to heal that brokeness. As well as fighting against the temptations and things that seek to destroy your marriage. I highly recommend to this book to all who are married, especially to all newlyweds!

You can get your own copy of this great book by going to: http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385529808

This was book was provided for review by WaterBrook

Multnomah.

DUKE BLUE DEVILS...

So when we moved to NC we knew we would need to find a team come basketball season, this is basketball country after all . We were already leaning towards Duke and when I got a job in the Duke Health System the decision was over! Plus who doesn't love Duke Blue :-) We are a Blue Devil family when it comes to the ACC! So tonight is the big rival game Duke vs UNC. I am I am hoping the Blue Devils and Coach K pull a big win tonight!

GO DUKE!!!!

Licensed to Drive...

It is official! I now posses a North Carolina drivers license with my married name. Yes, I know I should have done it earlier but I kept putting it off. I had to get it done now because we had to get new tags on our car. Since I am a new resident I had to take a drivers test, which would be kinda hard if you had not studied the book. I had heard that prior, hence the delay. I mean who wants to study a drivers book. Much less exciting than when you are 15 and excited about getting your license. It was like pulling teeth to get my self to read it. So I finally skimmed it and waited 2 hours at the DMV then took the test, passed it, and waited some more for overall 3 hours spent at the DMV. Unlike in GA where they give you your new license you get a temporary drivers license certificate and wait for your license to come in the mail. Oh well it is done and now Mr. Wonderful has to go get his!

Super Bowl...

So I am not a huge NFL fan but living so close to New Orleans for 4 years I was pulling for the Saints to win the Super Bowl tonight.

And...

They did!

Geaux Saints!

Blessed Sunday..

He is worthy of all honor and praise!

Hope you had a blessed Sunday.

Photo Credit: Kaitlyn Lamb taken in Greece

I Won...

I won the Chubby Dove giveaway! :-) I love her stuff! Go check her out!!!

Her Blog: http://thechubbydove.blogspot.com

Her Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/thechubbydove

The Chubby Dove

Have you heard of The Chubby Dove? You haven't well let me introduce you. The Chubby Dove is the cutest little Etsy shop full of the most darling handmade items for your home! I found out about The Chubby Dove through Gussy on one of her giveaway days (you have never heard of her either well she will get her own post later). Turns out I won the Chubby Dove giveaway and this week I received my adorable handmade frame!

I LOVE IT!!

Turns out Chubby Dove lives right here in NC not very far from me, small world! You will love all the cute stuff in her Etsy shop and if you don't find something you like she takes custom orders! Is that not fabulous! Please check her out, I know you will love her stuff in her shop or visit her blog. Speaking of blog she is currently featuring her own giveaway just in time for Valentines day so head on over!

http://www.thechubbydove.blogspot.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thechubbydove

photo credit: The Chubby Dove

ENJOY!!