.Another One.

I woke up this morning with another headache, a bad one, the kind that will surely turn into a migraine if all the precautionary steps are not taken asap. These include: - migraine medication  -water, water, water - a little bit of food 
- head rub - ice pack - laying down in a quiet, dark room - PRAYER. Did I mention PRAYER?--Oh good, I did ;) This happens so often and is extremely depressing for both my husband and I. Good news my work day starts at 1130am when I pick the girls up from school so there is plenty of time to accomplish all of the things my body is needing to fight the migraine. Bad news for this particular day, we have a house guest. Why is this bad news?--I want to be feeling 110% for our very special guest! The Lord is good, so very good, and gave me the strength and attitude needed to simply wake up and prepare breakfast for Adam and our guest. It was nice and very relaxing. Fast forward 8 hrs and here I am typing on the computer which means one thing: my head is getting better. I caught my headache in time to prevent it from becoming a debilitating migraine. The headache is still with me, but anyone who suffers from migraines understands the blessing "just" a headache is..


Now onto the most important, FUN news. Our house guest..Adam's "surprise" house guest. Who it is you wonder..I would be delighted to tell you! :) His name is Phil Masterson. He is my husband's very best friend and an amazing man of God.  Adam and Phil met at a Christian all boys backpacking camp called Deerfoot Lodge. (I mentioned this camp briefly here.) This is an incredible ministry that speaks the truth and shares the gospel of Christ. Adam and Phil led a 12 day "Voyageur" trip in the High Peaks of Upstate NY. Again, that was 12 days, yes--12 days backpacking in the wilderness while leading young men to Christ! Deerfoot Lodge is an amazing place filled with the most loving, fun, and respected people. It is so special Phil is here with us in VA..in our little town of Lynchburg..so cool! 


Here is the story behind Phil's visit. Adam turned 25 on January 9th and I did not "give" him anything. The reason for this?--I planned weeks ahead for Phil to visit this very weekend. Yes, it is not Adam's birthday weekend, BUT that means one thing: SURPRISE. Phil and I worked great together--I told him I would pay as long as he made the arrangements and simply told me when and where to pick him up. Our plan worked, Adam was completely in shock last night at Phil's arrival. On our way to dinner, I told Adam I needed to make a pit stop on Kemper street..we then found ourselves headed for the train station (imagine that) and my man was CONFUSED. As we got out of the car and walked down the stairs, we found PHIL MASTERSON walking off the train!!--Adam could not believe his eyes. Success.


Happy 25th Birthday to my best friend and props to Phil and I for pulling this off! :) I know this weekend will be a blast for both guys..they are currently skiing and snowboarding together so I think they are off to a great start!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend just like my baby will ;)

HAPPY WEEKEND!

.Link Parties.

Link Parties

Monday:
Just Something I Whipped Up at The Creative Girl
CRAFTOMANIAC Monday-Link Party at CraftOManiac
Life Made Lovely Monday at Life Made Lovely
Making Monday Marvelous at C.R.A.F.T.
Creative ME Monday at The Southern Institute
The Scoop at Lolly Jane

Tuesday:

Tip Me Tuesday at Tip Junkie
Too Cute Tuesday: Link Par-Tay at Funky Polkadot Giraffe
Running with Glitter Link Party at Running with Glitter
Tutorials and Tips at Home Stories A 2 Z
Show Me What Ya Got at Not JUST a Housewife
Tuesday Time Out at Reasons to Skip the Housework

Wednesday:

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts
Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design
Wicked Awesome Wednesday at Handy Man, Crafty Woman
What I Wore Wednesday at The Pleated Poppy
Show and Share at Southern Lovely
Power of Paint Party at Domestically Speaking

Thursday:

Strut Your Stuff Thursday at Somewhat Simple
Creative Juice Thursday at Momnivore's Dilemma
Embrace the Camera at The Anderson Crew

Friday:

Feature Yourself Friday at Fingerprints on the Fridge

Frugalicious Friday at Finding Fabulous
Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest
Friday Flair Linky Party at WhipperBerry
Creative Girls Blog Hop at The Girl Creative
Friday Link Party at Creation Corner
Delicately Constructed Friday at delicateCONSTRUCTION
Once Upon a Weekend Link Party at Family Every After
Fridays Unfold at Stuff and Nonsense

Saturday:

Show and Tell Saturday at Be Different Act Normal

Weekend Wrap Up Party at Tatertots and Jello
Free for All at Young and Crafty
Check me Out Saturday at A Vision to Remember
Whatcha Got Weekend at Lolly Jane
Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors 
Saturday is Crafty Day at Along For A Ride

Sunday:

Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming

Sunday Scoop-Link Party at I Heart Nap Time

The Simple Things at Simple as That
Nifty Thrifty Sunday at Nifty Thrifty Things

.Our House Part 1.

Just as I promised in Coming Soon, here is the first peek into our home. 

Welcome to the Millers--Kitchen Style.


Adam and I LOVE our little kitchen. Our home is filled with my favorite colors--I'll give you two guesses what they are ;)-- and our kitchen highlights them just beautifully! If you look closely at the pictures, you will notice something..we have NO cabinets! For most people this would cause stress because there is no room to hide everything but for us, what you see is what you get! We are newly weds, we do not own any more than what you see! It's a perfect match for us and I will miss it terribly when moving day comes..

All of my dishes came from Target (as well as EVERYTHING else is my home..) except for the set on the top. This set of China belonged to my Grandmother waaaay back in the day. She had it sitting in a big ol' box in the attic collecting dust and told me the dishes reminded her of me..when I opened the box, I was speechless. Gorgeous, modern dish ware in my favorite colors! I am in love. Now instead of collecting dust in the attic, they are collecting dust on my shelf ;) 

I would like you to meet one of my best friends..say, "Hello Coffee Maker!" This was a wonderful gift from my sister-in-law's mother and I use it EVERYDAY..EVERYDAY!

 It was hard to capture in such a tiny space but I sure hope you enjoyed!

Stay tuned for 
.Our House Part 2.

.More LOVE.

I am speechless.

THANK YOU. I have been featured on Thrifty 101 and House of Hepworths.

In the "blogging world" I understand people are featured all day everyday--BUT--for me, this is H U G E. I only started blogging in November and feel so honored people are discovering my blog and liking my crafts. There will be more to come..that's a promise! ;)

Thank you again.

.Blog LOVE.

Friends,


WOW, do I feel amazing right now! After a very long, hard day of work and not feeling well, I went on the computer for the first time today to find I have 60 followers and many many new comments to read :) WOW. The source for all of this?--I am very happy to share with you I was featured as the "Craft of the Week" on All Thingz Related. If that was not enough, I discovered I was posted on All Thingz Related's facebook page as well as Cleverly Inspired's facebook page and was asked if I wanted to have my tutorial shared on Creative Juices for Decor and Snips & Spice. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I started this blog as something I could do, a new hobby for when my husband works late, and have found such joy and encouragement from it. I love connecting with new people, reading about their lives, and seeing what wonderful things they create. I have also been enjoying writing about my life, as boring as it is sometimes, and found it to be such a relaxing time for me..just me! I am truly honored for all the LOVE shown to me recently. Thank you again, you all have motivated me to keep blogging and to (hopefully) finish making the transition over to my blog's major makeover. 

Love a very happy, happy, happy blogger.