I wrote a lifelong to-do list before I met you. I wrote, have a house with a guest bedroom so friends and family could feel welcome to stay. I wrote, travel to foreign countries with best friends. I wrote, find confidence in who I am. I wrote, find someone I can trust whole-heartedly.
I wrote these things because I know what it is like not to have them.
But little did I know I would I check them all off with a single act, marrying you.
I am overcome with how blessed I am to have you as my husband.
Sometimes I feel so lucky I just want to freeze and not do anything to ruin what I have. Like when we got that really good deal at that store and you just wanted me to shut up, pay the guy and go before anyone could tell us it was the wrong price. And then when we got in the car we burst out laughing and celebrated about our good find!
And other times I just feel honored to be chosen as your wife. Like when we were at that funeral and the mother who just lost her son ran into your arms and said, "It's alright, my other son is here today." And then she glanced at me and smiled and without any words she told me how lucky I am to call myself your wife.
I love our guest rooms where family and friends come and stay. I love our trips and friends we travel with. I love that you help me feel more confident than I once did. I love that you taught me to trust whole-heartedly. But more than any of that, I love you.
And so today I feel lucky and honored to write a new to-do list with you.
Happy 30th Birthday.
Love,
AJS (formerly AJP)
Tonight we discovered what's really at the end of the rainbow. Don't believe what those leprechauns have been tellin' ya.
These pillows were my quickest project yet. While D ran to the store to get some Ben&Jerry's, I whipped out these bad boys and fluffed them up before he got back!
I found some cute fabrics that were calling Elle's name and decided to make her a skirt out of them. I still have to put the trim on the pockets but I like how it turned out so far.
I was SO flattered when Marta asked me to be part of her panel series this week. It's all about one of my guilty pleasures, make-up! When I was a little girl I would rummage through my grandma's make-up box and try out every product in the box. Okay, okay I still do this.
Marta, the blog topics list is screaming your name. Okay no, it's much too polite for that, it's more like, "Marta dear, won't you please print me off and use me?"
Every time I go to Ikea I debate buying this rug for a play room for Elle. I've tried bribing her by telling her if she starts crawling (or moving AT ALL) then she can get a play room. She seems pretty content sitting still playing with the toys within arms reach though. Lucky for me, Bonnie also shares my love for this rug and bought it for her nursery, so I shot pics of it and I now admire it from afar.
