Bits and pieces

Some bits and pieces of my weekend and Monday.

     

     

Friday date at Bonge's/ DIY leaf hair clips/ Super Bowl party at the Hoffs'/ Hannah Belle's birthday/ Note from Mom in my lunch box/ Starbucks date with the husband

Dinner Date

January marks Jake and I's fourth anniversary of dating. Each year we go to Bonge's, one of our favorite restaurants outside of Anderson. It's a little pricey, but the food and atmosphere are great. I got a chicken and crab dish and Jake ordered skate wing, better known as sting ray! Yep, sting ray. We haven't had a legit date night in a while, and this one was pretty great.

Guest Room Makeover

We made one of our extra rooms upstairs into a guest bedroom when we first moved into our house in Morristown. Well, after the wedding I found that I had developed a new hobby: crafting. I've accumulated quite a stash of yarn, felt, glue guns, etc. with nowhere to store them. I got the idea to set up a little crafting nook in our extra bedroom. Jake has his "man cave" downstairs, so it's only right that I have a "women cave". Doesn't really have the same ring to it, but you get it. 

One of my goals in the upcoming months is to start crafting/creating things more often. I really enjoy gifting the finished products to friends and family, plus it just make me happy to get creative with something that is simply for fun, not for work or something else I'm obligated to do. It's a nice outlet.

Before...

...and after.

Vintage aprons are courtesy of my dear friends Jim and Jackie as a wedding present. I was super excited when I opened that box!

Birthday Festivities

We celebrated Jake's birthday all weekend with family and friends. It was a bunch of fun going to Scotty's Brewhouse with friends on Thursday, seeing my side of the family on Friday, and hanging out with Jake's brothers, Les and Gerry, on Saturday. We even got to relax and watch a movie just the two of us last night. I can't speak for Jake, but I'd give this birthday two thumbs up!

Happy Birthday, Husband!

Mr. Jake turns the big 2-6 today!

Husband, you have made these past few months tons of fun. I am one lucky girl to be your wife. I can't wait to celebrate many more birthdays with you! 

If you see this cool dude today, make sure to wish him a Happy Birthday!

Bdubs, Bowling, Donuts

This past Saturday, Jake and his band, Letting Love, were booked to play a show in Muncie. Because of the snow, we found out that the show had been canceled just as we got into the Anderson area to pick up his drums. Sounds like a bummer of a day, but it turned out to be pretty great.

Since the show was canceled, all of the guys in Jake's band and their spouses were free and able to hang out. We devised quite the plan at the last minute! We ate dinner at BW3's, then headed to the bowling alley where I proceeded to score a 114 in my second game. Believe me, this is big news in my bowling career. We rounded out the night with a trip to Deluxe Donuts: a 24 hours donut place. I recommend their cherry cake donuts. Yum. I always enjoy spending time with these dudes. It's a great group to be a part of.

Highlight of the evening was finding this gem: A claw tank where you can catch your own lobster and they'll cook it for you...right in the bowling alley. :)

Peace

My senior year of college I took one of the most influential trips of my life. I went with a small group from my church to Guatemala to visit some of the Mayan villages in the Guatemala City area. Seeing the direct effect of civil war, injustice, and poverty made a lasting effect on me and made me want to educate myself on these issues ever since. 

Tonight I found out that one of the families that hosted us was beaten and robbed in their home very recently, possibly in reference to the work he does with the church. I visited this home just four years ago during our trip.

Please join me in praying for this family and the rest of the citizens in Guatemala so that they can experience lasting peace in their country. The really, really deserve it for what they've gone through. Just read up on the history of Guatemala in the last few decades.

"Alzaré mis ojos a los montes, de dónde vendrá mi socorro. Mi socorro vendrá a Jehova que hizo los cielos a la tierra." 

Psalm 121: 1-2

Here's me in Guatemala learning the marimba at a local school.