Lunch date

Yesterday was a lunch date kind of day. Running late in the morning = good food in the afternoon. I think I will be running late more often.

Who doesn't love an afternoon fiesta?

That guacamole is to die for!

Secret lovers week

In college I lived in the most wonderful dorm in the world: Olson Hall. I have so many wonderful memories there and I lived with some of the best girls in the world.

It was during my time at Taylor University that the tradition of secret lover's week was formed on Third Center Olson. The idea behind it is, each girl on the floor gets the name of another girl on the floor and for the seven days leading up to Valentine's Day, makes that person feel like the most special girl in the world. It's like secret santa, but for a whole week. We were college students, so spending a lot of money was out of the question, but that didn't stop us. I remember one year, a big purple sign was hung in our dining commons that said "Kirstin, you are the mac to my cheese." Secret notes came to mailboxes, Starbucks was delivered in secret, and other shenanigans took place. It was so fun finding creative ways to show someone else how special they are. Giving was so much more fun than receiving.

I decided that this tradition should not stop in college! So while it's not so secret who my lover is, I have enjoyed giving Ben a little something every day since Feb. 7. So far my not so secret lover has received mustache socks, fruit by the foot, a key chain flashlight, and most recently a mustache mug!

It's so hard to not give it all to him at once, but it's nice taking a moment each day to show Ben (in a very little way) how much I love him.

Valentines project

Over the weekend I was in a crafting mood and still feeling the love, so I decided to make some felt hearts that I could put on display throughout the house. 

The process was the same as the last heart diy I talked about a week ago. This time I just added a string that I could hang the hearts from and finished off the edge with some pinking sheers. 

 I think these little guys are so cute. I can't wait to make some more. 

I also think the hearts would make perfect wedding favors with some initials hand stitched in the center.

If you don't feel like making these for yourselves, they are now for sale in my etsy shop!

Is it too early to talk about another holiday?

I had a little time on my hands last night while the husband was rock climbing so I decided to finally finish taking down all of the Christmas decorations and began preparing for the next holiday: VALENTINES DAY.

While I have never been the type of person to celebrate valentines day, this year seams different. I'm excited to celebrate with my husband and start some new traditions. Now I just have to figure out what those traditions are!

 I decided to dust off my scissors and thread and whip up a little something. I made all of the hearts (pictured above and below) by hand with scraps of fabric I had around the house and some batting. They were so easy to make! If you decide to make a couple, just cut out the heart shapes (2 per heart), sew around the edges, stuff and finish it off. It's supposed to look homemade so don't worry if the stitching isn't perfect.

Now a little dish of the hearts greets everyone who comes to our door!

Then I got out the scrapbook paper and a stapler and whipped up some heart garland. 

 Our headboard needs a little help, I know. It was covered with greens over Christmas and I loved it, but now it looks so sparse. I need to get my creative juices flowing to come up with some new ideas. 

Please ignore the horrible lighting. That's what happens when you take pictures at 8 p.m. indoors. 

I'm hoping to add some more decorations over the next couple weeks, but I'm happy with everything so far. Decorating without spending money always puts me in a good mood (and my husband likes it too). Everything was so easy and gets me excited for what is to come!